House OK's bill to change oversight of deaf and blind schools

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar measure last year after lawmakers sought to make 80% of appointments onto boards of trustees.

North Carolina state Rep. Hugh Blackwell, a Burke County Republican, attends a legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. He introduced a bill to change the governance of deaf and blind schools in the state.

The North Carolina House on Wednesday voted to put three schools for deaf and blind students under the purview of five-member boards of trustees largely chosen by Republican lawmakers.