North Carolina H872: School Employee Protections for Use of Force.

What the bill says

An act to increase protections for school employees that use reasonable force.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE PROTECTIONS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES THAT USE REASONABLE FORCE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-390.3 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-390.3. Reasonable force. (a) School personnel may use physical restraint only in accordance with G.S. 115C-391.1. (b) School personnel may use reasonable force to control behavior or to remove a person from the scene in those situations when necessary for any of the following reasons: (1) To correct students. (2) To quell a disturbance threatening injury to others. (3) To obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects on the person, or within the control, of a student. (4) For self-defense. (5) For the protection of persons or property. (6) To maintain order on educational property, in the classroom, or at a school-related activity on or off educational property. (b1) Use of force under subsection (b) of this section shall be presumed to be reasonable in all investigative, administrative, and adversarial proceedings. The presumption may be overcome if a local board of education, a designee of the local board of education, the State Board of Education, a designee of the State Board of Education, or a court of competent jurisdiction determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the use of force was not reasonable. (c) Notwithstanding any …

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Sponsors

• Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
• Torbett, John A. (R, 108) · primary sponsor
• Johnson, Todd (R, 35) · primary sponsor
• Echevarria, Brian (R, 82) · primary sponsor
• Eddins, Blair (R, 94)
• Iler, Frank (R, 17)
• Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
• Loftis, Donnie (R, 109)
• Tyson, Steve (R, 3)
• Ward, Bill (R, 5)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2. April 10, 2025: Passed 1st Reading
3. April 9, 2025: Filed

Common questions

What is H872?

H872 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): School Employee Protections for Use of Force.

What does H872 do?

In its own words: An act to increase protections for school employees that use reasonable force.

What is the status of H872?

In committee as of April 10, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 10, 2025).

Who sponsored H872?

Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H872?

On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H872