North Carolina General Statutes 115C-81.70. Disability history and awareness
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(a) Each local board of education shall provide instruction on disability, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement in conjunction with Disability History and Awareness Month, established pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 103-11
(b) This instruction shall be incorporated through measures that include any of the following:
(1) Supplementing existing lesson plans.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-81.70
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Holding school assemblies.
(3) Hosting disability-focused film festivals.
(4) Organizing other school activities.
Local boards of education are encouraged to incorporate individuals with disabilities or knowledgeable guest speakers from the disability community into the delivery of this instruction. (2017-126, s. 5.)