{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-407.40","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-407.40","heading":"Cultural expression at graduation ceremonies.","body":"A student that is, or is eligible to be, enrolled as a member of a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe shall be allowed to wear objects of cultural significance as part of the student's regalia at any graduation ceremony for a school within a public school unit in which the student is a graduating participant. For purposes of this section, objects of cultural significance are defined as bird feathers and plumes. (2023-43, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER VI. STUDENTS.","Article 29D. Religious Activity and Cultural Expression."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-407.40.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"e51cc7939b04825a8df47eadf4dfa7ecf7b6cb7b17e47e0d747fdaea4ae7be93","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-407.39","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-407.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}