North Carolina § 115C-301 - 1. Duty-free instructional planning time.
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§ 115C-301. 1. Duty-free instructional planning time.
All full-time assigned classroom teachers shall be provided duty-free instructional planning time during regular student contact hours. The duty-free instructional planning time shall be provided to the maximum extent that (i) the safety and proper supervision of children may allow during regular student contact hours and (ii) insofar as funds are provided for this purpose by the General Assembly. If the safety and supervision of children does not allow duty-free instructional planning time during regular student contact hours for a given teacher, the funds provided by the General Assembly for the duty-free instructional planning time for that teacher shall revert to the general fund. Principals shall not unfairly burden a given teacher by making that teacher give up his or her duty-free instructional planning time on an ongoing, regular basis without the consent of the teacher. History (1983, c. 761, s. 88; 1999-163, s. 1; 2006-153, s. 3.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-153, s. 3, effective July 1, 2006, and applicable to school improvement plans beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, substituted "Duty-free instructional planning time" for "Duty free period" in the section heading; substituted "duty-free instructional planning time" for "duty free period" throughout the section, and deleted "a daily" preceding "duty" in two places.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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