What is the regulatory philosophy underlying todays North Carolina conventional non-public school laws?
North Carolina (like every other state) operates a public school system which is free of tuition charges and open to all school age children. No one is required to attend a non-public school. Since North Carolina’s non-public schools receive no state tax dollars and enroll only about 10% of the compulsory attendance age children living in North Carolina, the State of North Carolina does not attempt to regulate the religious philosophy, educational philosophy or the operational policies of non-public schools. North Carolina does, however, establish fire safety and sanitation standards which all conventional non-public school buildings must meet. North Carolina non-public school law also mandates the length of the school year, student attendance and immunization record-keeping and nationally standardized testing of students in order to monitor the overall quality of student academic performance. DNPE staff representatives periodically conduct on-site visits to conventional non-public sch
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