In what can only be seen as a big win for parents and students in North Carolina, the state House has voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of HB10, a school-choice bill. HB10 now goes back to the state Senate, where a vote to override is expected.
BREAKING: North Carolina House just voted to OVERRIDE Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a school choice bill.
The vote was 72 to 44, more than the required 60% supermajority.
The bill clears the school choice waitlist of 54,000 students by funding their scholarships.
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) November 19, 2024
Representative Tricia Ann Cotham, who switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in part to get this bill passed, was reportedly instrumental in getting the bill passed and in the veto override.
Tricia Cotham: “It is shameful for our governor to try and set…
