North Carolina Family Policy Council

Few things are more painful than watching someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop the suffering. For some families, the consequences of marijuana use have been far more serious than they were led to believe, leaving lasting wounds that affect parents, children, and entire communities. Stories like these serve as a powerful reminder that public policy dec...

Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the NC General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we discuss:

This week, a North Carolina school district agreed to pay $95,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a student’s lawsuit after her sch...

Today marks the 249th anniversary of the official adoption of the American Flag. On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag, writing:

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In the last two decades, schools have seen a major shift in the classroom with the proliferation of technology. Now many schools have a one-to-one device policy, where children receive a device from the school as early as elementary school. As this change has taken place, parents and leaders in education have started asking whether technology is really helping childre...