115C-567.11. Tuition liability limitation.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to G.S. 115C-567.12, a nonpublic school shall have immunity from claims by an individual, if all of the following apply:
(1) The claim arises out of or is in connection with tuition or fees paid to the nonpublic school for the 2019-2020 academic year.
(2) The claim alleges losses or damages arising from an act or omission by the nonpublic school during or in response to COVID-19, the COVID-19 emergency declaration, or the COVID-19 essential business executive order.
(3) The alleged act or omission by the nonpublic school was reasonably related to protecting the public health, safety, or welfare in response to the COVID-19 emergency declaration, COVID-19 essential business executive order, or applicable guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(4) The nonpublic school offered remote learning options for enrolled students during the 2019-2020 academic year that allowed students to complete the academic year.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to losses or damages that resulted solely from a breach of an express contractual provision allocating liability in the event of a pandemic event.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to losses or damages caused by an act or omission of the nonpublic school that was in bad faith or malicious. (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.
§ 115C-548 - Attendance; health and safety regulations.
§ 115C-549 - Standardized testing requirements.
§ 115C-550 - High school competency testing.
§ 115C-551 - Voluntary participation in the State programs.
§ 115C-552 - New school notice requirements; termination.
§ 115C-553 - Duly authorized representative.
§ 115C-554 - Requirements exclusive.
§ 115C-555 - Qualification of nonpublic schools[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 115C-556 - Attendance; health and safety regulations.
§ 115C-557 - Standardized testing requirements.
§ 115C-558 - High school competency testing.
§ 115C-559 - Voluntary participation in the State programs.
§ 115C-560 - New school notice requirements; termination.
§ 115C-561 - Duly authorized representative.
§ 115C-562 - Requirements exclusive.
§ 115C-562.2 - Scholarship grants.
§ 115C-562.3 - Verification of eligibility; information from other State agencies.
§ 115C-562.6 - Scholarship endorsement.
§ 115C-562.7 - Authority reporting requirements.
§ 115C-562.8 - The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve.
§ 115C-564 - Qualifications and requirements.
§ 115C-565 - Requirements exclusive.
§ 115C-566 - Driving eligibility certificates; requirements.
§ 115C-566.1 - Disclosure of student data and records by nonpublic schools.
§ 115C-567.1 - Outreach and assistance for parents and students[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 115C-567.11 - Tuition liability limitation.