RALEIGH -- Parents, teachers and Democratic leaders are calling for the General Assembly to take up the class size issue when the General Assembly returns on Wednesday. 

Democratic senator Jay Chaudhuri held a news conference Tuesday morning, saying he plans to file a bill to give schools more flexibility.           

It’s hard to find someone to say they don't want to see smaller classes sizes. The point of contention is how that implementation is funded.

In 2016, lawmakers passed a law saying K through-third grade classes would be capped at 17 students. There was a delay put in the start of that law, but some parents and teachers say they are already seeing negative effects in their classroom, including overcrowding in fourth and fifth grade classrooms. They say the GA did not do enough to fund this mandate properly.

Tuesday morning, Sen. Jay Chaudhuri says he plans to file a bill Wednesday that will give school districts more flexibility when it comes to class size requirements.

He is hoping the GA will take up the issue during their special session on Tuesday. But other lawmakers are saying not to plan on it.

Regardless, all eyes will be on that special session Wednesday.