{"id":1198,"date":"2015-06-02T18:56:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T23:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2015-06-02T18:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T23:56:40","slug":"is-north-carolina-the-most-toxic-state-in-the-union-ctd-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2015\/06\/02\/is-north-carolina-the-most-toxic-state-in-the-union-ctd-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Is North Carolina the most Toxic State in the Union?, Ctd"},"content":{"rendered":"

In North Carolina<\/a>, educators win a victory, as noted in Indiana’s The Republic<\/strong><\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

North Carolina lawmakers violated veteran teachers’ constitutional rights by passing a law that would remove job protections they’ve earned, the state’s Court of Appeals found Tuesday, but the court rejected efforts to restore newer teachers’ pathway to the protected job status.<\/p>\n

Under the 2013 law, legislators sought to move away from a system that protected teachers from firing or demotion after they passed four years of probation and earned “career status.”<\/p>\n

Veteran teachers argued that the law violated constitutional rights protecting contracts and preventing governments from taking a person’s property.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The NCAE fights back and wins a victory on a 2-1 ruling, but it’s not the state’s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

A joint statement from state House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said legislative leaders are reviewing the opinion and considering their options.<\/p>\n

“While we are disappointed with today’s ruling, we appreciate the thoughtful dissent,” they said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Charlotte Observer<\/strong><\/em><\/a> notes:<\/p>\n

Six teachers and the Association of Educators sued, and last year Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled that taking tenure from teachers was an unconstitutional taking of property rights.<\/p>\n

The decision did not apply to teachers who had not earned tenure. Supporters of phasing out tenure called the ruling \u201cjudicial activism.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(h\/t a North Carolina Educator)<\/p>\n

In other news, other citizens of NC protest the dubious actions of their leaders, as the Charlotte Observer<\/strong><\/em> reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Critics of the Republican-controlled state legislature gathered Monday night to induct several North Carolina lawmakers into a different kind of hall of fame: the Moral Monday movement\u2019s Hall of Shame. …<\/p>\n

The group displayed posters with photos of Mecklenburg state representatives Bill Brawley, Rob Bryan, Charles Jeter, Jacqueline Schaffer, and Sens. Bob Rucho and Jeff Tarte.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rucho was covered previously here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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