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The North Carolina House and Senate each passed bills that would require centralized reporting of Giglio letters, creating a database that law enforcement agencies could consult when hiring new officers. The letters say which law enforcement officers are deemed too untrustworthy to testify in court.
Republican bill sponsors proposed Senate Bill 69 in response to the growing waiting list of new drivers seeking a spot in mandatory driver’s education classes after the state Division of Motor Vehicles and driving schools were shut down during Covid.
The backlog of students has created a wait of four to six months toward completing the driving portion of the program. The lengthy wait and likely learning loss between classroom instruction and actual driving experience have frustrated parents and students.
“My daughter took the classroom portion of driver’s ed in February of 2021, but she probably won’t actually get behind the wheel until August or September,” said one parent from North Raleigh. “We can’t let her drive with us, to get practice because the state regulations require her to get certified instruction with a school first, it’s a mess.”
North Carolina is one of just two states that allow children as young as 14 to marry. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
Under amended legislation, 8th graders will still be able to wed in North Carolina, but not buy a lottery ticket or work with commercial ovens
Dr. Judy Wiegand was only 13 years old when her mother accompanied her to get married to the 16-year-old father of her unborn child in Virginia.
Wiegand, originally from Kentucky, told Policy Watch that she was sexually assaulted when she was 13. She had a crush on a boy who asked her to have sex. Wiegand didn’t consent, but she didn’t resist, either. She simply didn’t know what sex was or what the repercussions were. Her family had never taught her about puberty, boys and sex.