Support and criticism voiced on county’s proposal to withhold $56M from CMS Joe Bruno
Mecklenburg County commissioners have discussed the idea in length, and the public is now weighing in on the most controversial part of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
County leaders are considering withholding $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until the district produces an acceptable plan aimed at improving educational outcomes and college and career readiness.
For more than three hours on Wednesday, members of the public weighed in on the budget. Several of the speakers who addressed commissioners were teachers.
“It is shocking to see the county commission stoop to this level of gaslighting,” teacher Rae LeGrone said. “Anyone claiming that withholding funds from CMS budget as a tool would not affect teachers and students is either lying or completely misunderstands community leadership and classroom interconnection.”