Senate passes bill to encourage vocational education
The bill creates a two-track system for high school students who may want to pursue either technical education or a more academic path. The measure embraces and idea pushed by Gov. Pat McCrory.
Posted — Updated"Gov. (Pat) McCrory has been pushing this idea that we need to get people ready for the jobs that area already out there," said Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph.
Although it passed unanimously, some senators did challenge Tillman on whether or not parents would be involved in the choice a child makes in 10th grade as to whether to follow a vocational education path or a more academically oriented course of study.
"In high school, you're still raising your children," said Sen. Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe.
Tillman said that parents are involved now in helping children decide on their career paths.
"I don't want to get into mandating that a parent do this, that, or the other," Tillman said.
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