Lawmakers send Cooper bill curbing minors' access to porn, adding computer science requirement for high schoolers

House Bill 8 would require pornographic websites to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the content. The measure also requires high school students to complete a computer science clas

North Carolina state Sen. Amy Galey, a Republican who represents Alamance and Randolph counties, attends a legislative session on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill requiring public high school students to pass a computer science course in order to graduate.

Late changes added to the bill by Republican Sen. Amy Galey crack down on pornographic websites that make content accessible to minors.