BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Beaufort County School Board member Stacey Davis, a Republican, is rejecting calls for her to step down from her position, writing on her Facebook page, “I will not resign.”

The Beaufort County GOP and Republican State Representative Keith Kidwell called for her resignation after video showed her stopping a school bus with kids aboard and then getting on the bus to retrieve an item from a student that she believed had been stolen.

State statute does not permit people to board school buses. Davis said she had no idea she was not allowed to enter the bus.

Davis posted a statement Thursday night saying in part, “In recent days, a narrative has emerged that misrepresents my character, my intent, and my service to Beaufort County. The District Attorney reviewe

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