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A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has ruled that public school students can sue their school board for ignoring harassment from other students that blocks their access to a sound basic education.
Chief Justice Paul Newby wrote the 16-page opinion. It allows a family with three autistic students to proceed with a lawsuit against the Pitt County school board and the State Board of Education. The suit contends that school officials’ indifference to ongoing harassment of the students violated their constitutional rights.
The Supreme Court’s ruling reverses the state Appeals Court’s 2-1 decision in the case. The Appeals Court would have blocked the lawsuit from moving forward.