NC H885

Prohibits corporal punishment in all North Carolina public schools and repeals the statute allowing civil immunity for teachers who administer it

Redefines suspension categories: short-term (up to 20 cumulative days), intermediate-term (21-42 days), and long-term (43+ days), with new limits on consecutive days per suspension period

Prohibits suspension for students in kindergarten through third grade except when there is an imminent threat of serious harm that cannot be addressed through interventions, limited to 5 days per incident

Requires schools to make "reasonable attempts" to notify parents within one hour of the school day's end for suspensions, searches, interrogations, and restraint/seclusion incidents, using at least two communication methods

Requires all early child care providers to annually report suspension and expulsion data to the Department of Public Instruction, with $2 million appropriated for implementation guidance