NC Senate fails to override veto of school reopening bill

The North Carolina Senate has failed to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Republican legislation that would have directed K-12 school districts to offer in-person instruction to all students in about two weeks.

The override would have had to be successful in both chambers for the measure to become law. The Senate's vote Monday night fell just short of the three-fifths majority needed to advance the question to the House.

Only one of three Senate Democrats who voted previously for the bill last month voted to override.

Members of the North Carolina Association of Educations were in support of Gov. Cooper's veto.

"SB 37 could lead to some risky decisions for our students and educators while we are still dealing with this deadly pandemic," Tamika Walter Kelly, NCAE President said.