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The state's restriction on school calendars has long been a bone of contention pitting state lawmakers and the tourism industry against school boards and families, regardless of their political persuasion.

Last week, a judge invalidated Carteret County Schools' calendar because the district planned to start school almost two weeks earlier than state law allows. The Carteret County Board of Education voted Thursday to appeal the decision.

The court ruling is the latest development in a decades-long dispute between North Carolina school boards and the state’s tourism industry over when the majority of the state’s public school students should begin and end their summer vacation.

North Carolina's school calendar law can be a nightmare for school systems to navigate. Take it from Anthony Jackson, Superintendent for Vance County…