(a)        A local school administrative unit may apply to the State Board of Education for approval of remote academies that meet the requirements of this Part.

(b)        A remote academy is a public school whose instruction is provided primarily online through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction delivered to students in a remote location outside of the school facility. A remote academy may include any combination of grade levels.

(c)        Notwithstanding N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-84.3, a remote academy approved by the State Board of Education may satisfy the minimum required number of instructional days or hours for the school calendar through remote instruction. ?(2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-234

  • board: means a city board of education, county board of education, or a city-county board of education. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
  • Local school administrative unit: means a subdivision of the public school system which is governed by a local board of education. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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