{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-335.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-335.5","heading":"Policies addressing harassment of school employees; protection against retaliation for reporting harassment.","body":"(a)\tEach local board of education may adopt a policy addressing the sexual harassment of local board employees by students, other local board employees, or school board members. The policy may, at a minimum, set out (i) the consequences of sexually harassing school employees and (ii) a procedure for reporting incidents of sexual harassment.\n(b)\tNo local board of education or employee of a local board shall discharge, threaten, or otherwise retaliate against another employee of the board regarding that employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee files a written complaint alleging sexual harassment by students, other local board employees, or school board members, unless the employee reporting the harassment knew or should have known the report was false. (1999-352, s. 1; 2001-173, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER V. PERSONNEL.","Article 22. General Regulations.","Part 8. Sexual Harassment Policies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-335.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"08ece9674c120045838b24891b8bf34982371a30b32edd4b333952c7a4cd0dcb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-335.1-through-115c-335.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-335.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}