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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-81.26

Social media and mental health

2025-38, s. 2(a).

The standard course of study shall include instruction on social media and its effects on health, including social, emotional, and physical effects. Instruction shall be provided once during elementary school, once during middle school, and twice during high school. Instruction on this topic shall include at least the following:

(1) Negative effects of social media on mental health, including addiction.

(2) The distribution of misinformation on social media.

(3) Methods of manipulating behavior using social media.

(4) The permanency of information shared online.

(5) How to maintain personal security.

(6) How to identify cyberbullying, predatory behavior, and human trafficking on the internet.

(7) How to report suspicious behavior encountered on the internet.

(8) Personal and interpersonal skills or character education that enhances individual level protective factors and mitigates or reduces risk-taking or harmful behavior.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.