NC Board of Education discusses NIL for public high school athletes

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Amid the ongoing discussion over whether non-professional athletes should get paid for their name, image, and/or likeness – otherwise known as NIL – state leaders with the Board of Education and the North Carolina High School Athletics Association met Wednesday to further discuss the opportunity.

Que Tucker, the commissioner for the NCHSSA, gave a presentation to the board complete with suggestions on ways to legislate the issue for public high school athletes.

“This is not about paying athletes to play,” she said during the presentation.

Tucker presented a question to those in attendance.

“What does all of this look like,” she asked as she went through a slideshow of recommendations and suggestions with state education leaders.