RALEIGH, N.C. — The "Parents’ Bill of Rights" cleared a final hurdle Monday, setting up an expected floor vote Tuesday for the controversial legislation that would ban topics like gender identity and sexuality from being taught in most elementary school classrooms in North Carolina, and potentially force teachers to out LGBTQ students to their parents.
Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters Monday before the Senate Rules Committee considered the bill that he expected the Senate to vote on it Tuesday afternoon if the committee approved it. The bill quickly advanced through Senate committees last week.
The room where the Rules Committee met Monday evening was filled to capacity, as members of the public occupied rows of chairs and awaited their chance to address lawmakers with their thoughts on the contentious bill. More people waited their turns to speak outside the packed committee room.
