SECTION .0600 – standards of professional conduct and educator discipline

16 NCAC 06C .0601         DEFINITIONS

As used in this Section, the following definitions apply:

(1)           "Child" means a person under the age of 16.

(2)           "Convicted" or "conviction" means any of the following:

(a)           A plea of guilty.

(b)           A plea of no contest, nolo contendere, or the equivalent.

(c)           A verdict or finding of guilty by a jury, judge, magistrate, or other duly constituted adjudicatory body, tribunal, or official, either civilian or military.

(3)           "License" means a professional educator license issued by the Department of Public Instruction in accordance with this Subchapter and Chapter 115C, Article 17E of the General Statutes.

(4)           "Local superintendent" means the superintendent of a local school administrative unit, as provided in Chapter 115C, Article 18 of the General Statutes, or the staff member with the highest decision-making authority for a PSU, if there is no superintendent.

(5)           "Respondent" means a person who currently holds a license or who has applied for a license.

(6)           "Student" means a person enrolled in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or in Grade 1 through Grade 12 in any public school unit, or who has been enrolled in a public school unit within six months of an alleged violation of these Standards.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(9); 115C-270.1; 115C-270.5; 115C-307;

Eff. April 1, 1998;

Temporary Amendment Eff. April 5, 2024;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2025.