{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-326.20","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-326.20","heading":"Reporting misconduct of licensed school employees.","body":"(a)\tFor the purposes of this section, \"misconduct\" includes any of the following:\n(1)\tConduct that justifies automatic revocation of a license under G.S. 115C-270.35(b).\n(2)\tThe infliction of a physical injury against a child other than by accident or in self-defense.\n(b)\tAny superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, personnel administrator, or principal who knows, has reason to believe, or has actual notice of a complaint that an employee licensed under Article 17E of this Chapter has engaged in misconduct resulting in dismissal, disciplinary action, or resignation shall report the misconduct to the State Board of Education within five days of dismissal, determination of disciplinary action, or acceptance of resignation. If the employee resigns within 30 days of a complaint for misconduct or during an ongoing investigation of a complaint, the misconduct is presumed to have resulted in the resignation. Failure to report misconduct pursuant to this section is a Class I felony.\n(c)\tSchool personnel shall not threaten, harass, or retaliate against any other person for making a report as required by this section. (2023-128, s. 2(a).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER V. PERSONNEL.","Article 22. General Regulations.","Part 3B. Reporting Misconduct of Licensed School Employees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-326.20.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"3024d616fa7492a3155bbcc3dc7a49556ea0bae39f91757ea4011b8f4d0ee2e9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-326.5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-327-through-115c-329"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}