Advocates team up to reform NC’s 'antiquated' divorce laws. Plus, a Wake elementary school is in the crossfire

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Intolerance or Parents’ Rights? A Wake Elementary school is in the crossfire

An elementary school in Wake County may become a legal test case for parents’ rights. At the center of the controversy is a music teacher hired last summer in Apex. The teacher identifies as a trans woman. Some parents would like to pull their students from the class but say they aren’t allowed to. WUNC Education Reporter Liz Schlemmer explains the legal precedent behind parents’ rights in classrooms.

Liz Schlemmer, WUNC Education reporter

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Advocates team up to reform NC’s 'antiquated' divorce laws

North Carolina is one of just two states that requires a couple to live apart for a full year before they can be granted a no-fault divorce. It is a year in which an upset partner can inflict all kinds of abuse with zero legal consequences.

Rebecca Feinglos, a former policy advisor in North Carolina state government, has joined forces with North Carolina Senator Woodson Bradley and social media star Jen Hamilton to advocate for reforming our state’s divorce laws.

Feinglos and Bradley join Shana Carignan, Executive Director of the Durham Crisis Response Center to discuss the fraught time period after leaving a marriage and how it can cause financial, emotional and physical abuse.

Rebecca Feinglos, Certified grief support specialist and former policy advisor in North Carolina government

Shana Carignan, Executive Director of the Durham Crisis Response Center

Woodson Bradley, Senator for NC Senate District 42