NC Gov Roy Cooper faces scrutiny for sending daughter to private school amid opposition to school choice bill

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is attempting to prevent a school choice bill from passing the state legislature, despite sending his own daughter to a private school in Raleigh.

"It’s time to declare a state of emergency for public education in North Carolina. There’s no executive order like with a hurricane or the pandemic, but it’s no less important," Cooper said. "It’s clear that the Republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. I’m declaring this state of emergency because you need to know what’s happening. If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action and tell them to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation." Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.

Cooper, highlighting efforts from Republicans in the state as a "private school voucher scheme," said the North Carolina he knows "was built on support for public schools" and insisted that more money should be geared toward public schools and teacher pay raises.