SCSJ joined an amicus brief in the case of minors Viktoria King and Jessica Hardy v. the Beaufort County Board of Education et al arguing that under the North Carolina State Constitution, the guarantee to a sound basic education means that students who are expelled for extended periods should be allowed to attend an alternative program. This case involves the decision of the Beaufort County Board of Education to deny two students the opportunity to attend alternative school while being suspended for a semester. In particular, the brief argues that any denial of the opportunity to attend an alternative program must be examined under a strict scrutiny level of review because it involves the infringement of a fundamental constitutional right.
The full brief is available here: /wp-content/uploads/AmiciBriefFINAL.pdf
