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Gorman slams CMS after-school programs

During a national education conference in Washington, D.C., the former superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Peter Gorman, made some unflattering comments about the district.

While speaking at the conference about his willingness to share unfavorable data with CMS board members, Gorman said, "We gave them the good and the bad. We actually showed that the worst after-school program you could be involved with in Charlotte was the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools after-school program. The quality was just so poor."

Board members and local after-school experts say they have never heard of such data, reports The Charlotte Observer. 

Gorman’s insults cut deeper. A WBT radio report by Jeff Sonier included quotes from a Sept. 27 forum sponsored by the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project, at which Gorman called CMS school board members “crazy.”

Gorman, through a spokesman at his new employer, News Corp., declined Monday to explain his statement about the district’s after-school program, which is the largest in the state. 
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Family of teen shot by officer files lawsuit

Last year, 15-year-old Jeffery Green’s mother was stabbed by her then-boyfriend. Following the incident, Green reportedly picked up a kitchen knife for defense. When Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrived on scene to respond to the domestic violence incident, Officer Matthew Wilson fired shots at Green, as the teenager approached paramedics who were tending to his wounded mother. Green survived the shooting. Now, his family is suing Wilson and the city for more than $10,000. Among other claims, the lawsuit alleges that Wilson used excessive force on an unarmed 15-year-old boy and that the city and the police department failed to adequately train or supervise officers. (Read more)

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