Three ways to take action against House Bill 10 (HB10)
Email your representatives and urge them to vote NO on the override of HB10. Thank you to ACLU North Carolina for organizing this action.
Participate in a virtual phone bank on Friday Nov 15, 3:15-5:00 pm and Monday Nov 18, 11:00 am-2:00 pm. Thank you to Down Home North Carolina for organizing this action.
Join in person for delivery of a petition to the NC General Assembly on Tuesday Nov 19 at 10 am. Gather on Halifax Mall behind the NC General Assembly. Thanks to Childcare for NC for organizing this action.
On Sept 20th, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 10 (HB10). In doing so, he was joined by education and business leaders from both parties to highlight the disastrous impact HB10 would have on public schools, particularly those in rural areas.
“This bill takes public taxpayer dollars from the public schools and gives it to private school vouchers that will be used by wealthy families. Studies show that private school vouchers do not improve student performance, but we won’t know with North Carolina’s voucher scheme because it has the least accountability in the country. All public schools will be hurt by the legislature wasting its planned $4 billion of the public’s money over the next decade with rural public schools being hurt the worst. This money should be used to improve our public schools by raising teacher pay and investing in public school students. Therefore, I veto the bill.”
HB10 also requires all sheriff departments to cooperate with ICE. This will create a climate of fear and uncertainty for immigrants and erode the trust between immigrants and the protective services they should be able to rely on. It will also separate parents from children and irreparably harm our neighbors and loved ones' lives.
The North Carolina General Assembly is poised to override the Governor's veto and pass HB10 into law. We need your help to uphold the veto and protect immigrant communities and fully invest in local public schools!