North Carolina's HB 805
Veto Override
Defining Sex, Protecting Minors, Parental Rights
North Carolina House Bill 805, titled "Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors," defines sex as male or female based on biology across state laws, prohibits taxpayer-funded gender-transition surgeries, puberty blockers, or cross-sex hormones for inmates, and restricts these procedures for minors, while extending the malpractice lawsuit window to 10 years for gender-transition procedures. It mandates age verification for online pornography and regulates school sleeping arrangements. The bill ensures parents can opt their children out of classroom materials or activities conflicting with religious beliefs, with schools required to provide advance notice and alternatives. It also makes school library catalogs publicly searchable, allows parental control over library checkouts. The statute preserves biological accuracy in public records by linking amended birth certificates to the original.


Supreme Court Ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor
Upholding Parental Rights to Opt Out of
Harmful Curriculum
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In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court backed parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who opposed the school board’s policy of including LGBTQ+-inclusive books in elementary curricula without an opt-out for religious objections. The Court ruled the policy violated parents’ religious freedom and parental rights, overturning a prior decision.
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Click the PARENT RESOURCES for OPT OUT documents for you to use.
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