MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. – Charlotte-Mecklenburg School leaders met officials from the six surrounding towns to talk about the future of the public Wednesday morning.
- This comes after the school board passed the Municipal Concerns Act of 2018
- Under a new state law, some towns have the authority to create their own charter schools
- Commissioners in Cornelius and Huntersville passed resolutions this week to study the feasibility of opening town run charter schools
This comes after the school board passed the Municipal Concerns Act of 2018, which essentially ends school construction in Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, and Cornelius unless they agree not to launch charter schools for 15 years. Under a new state law, those four towns have the authority to create their own charter schools.
In response to that act, commissioners in Cornelius and Huntersville passed resolutions this week to study the feasibility of opening town run charter schools.
"I think the Municipal Concerns Act certainly forced us into having to look at the option because having any capital expenditure for the next 15 years is not an option for our town,” said Cornelius Mayor Wood Washam.
CMS Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox is expected to present a report about overcrowding and relief options to the school board next month.