NC School Board To Reconsider Decision Allowing Pepper Spray
A North Carolina school board will review its decision to allow high school students to carry pepper spray, a policy one board member had said may be useful for students who encounter transgender classmates in the bathroom.
Rowan-Salisbury school board chairman Josh Wagner said in an email to The Salisbury Post the board will review the policy when it meets May 23rd.
During the May 9th meeting when the board approved the policy, member Chuck Hughes referenced the North Carolina law limiting LGBT rights, saying such sprays could help female students if they go to the bathroom and don't know who's coming in after them.
Wagner said Hughes' comment had no effect on the board's decision.
Rally Opposing Law Limiting LGBT Protections Scheduled
Opponents of House Bill 2 are getting together in Raleigh to push for its repeal.
The Forward Together movement led by the state NAACP scheduled a rally late Monday between the Legislative Building and the old Capitol building where Gov. Pat McCrory keeps his office. Participants will talk about their proposals to expand protections and the need for a higher minimum wage.
A similar rally three weeks ago at the opening of the General Assembly's annual work session ended with the arrests of more than 50 people inside the Legislative Building. Authorities say those arrested refused to leave the building or Speaker Tim Moore's office in protest of the law.
NC Board Investigates Fatal Overdoses Of Prescription Drugs
The North Carolina Medical Board is investigating 60 doctors and physician assistants with patients who died of overdoses of prescription drugs.
Medical board officials tell The Charlotte Observer that two or more patients being treated by each doctor took fatal overdoes of prescription painkillers within a 12-month span.
State law prevents the board from releasing the names of doctors being investigated. The investigation also includes 12 more doctors and physician assistants who prescribed high doses or large volumes of opioids.
'Pension Spike' Results In $512K Payment To School Leader
Union County's outgoing school superintendent will receive more than $512,000 as the result of something called a "pension spike."
WBTV reports taxpayers will foot the bill for Mary Ellis, who's scheduled to retire June 1.
Ellis announced her surprise retirement plans in early March, days after authorities said the State Bureau of Investigation had cleared her of wrongdoing. The SBI investigated Ellis and two high-ranking school officials after they created a consulting firm with an employee of Lenovo. The firm has supplied computers to the school district.
The pension spike was caused by an increase in Ellis' salary late in her career.
Get Ready: It's Hurricane Preparedness Week In North Carolina
Gov. Pat McCrory has declared this Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina with storm season quickly approaching.
The North Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through the end of November but storms have affected the state as early as May, such as Tropical Storm Ana last year.
The peak hurricane season along the North Carolina coast is from mid-August through the middle of October.
The governor said in a release that people need to get hurricane kits prepared with enough food and water for three to five days, first-aid kits and clothes and personal items.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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