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STATEMENT
Chantal Stevens, Executive Director of the ACLU of North Carolina, issued the following statement in response to the North Carolina Court of Appeals' decision:
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 today, which would ban the discussion of twelve “divisive concepts” in public schools, most of which relate to race and gender.
The ACLU of North Carolina, Emancipate NC and Muslim Advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s ongoing punishment of certain individuals involved in the nondisruptive, pro-Palestine encampment on campus last spring.
While she was incarcerated in the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW), prison officials abruptly cut off Ms. Edwards' medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) after she gave birth.
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 153, which includes several provisions targeting immigrant communities.
The ACLU of North Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Cleveland County Board of Education for banning a student group from playing a quiz game highlighting LGBTQ+ historical figures.