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Resident criticizes CMS 'social promotion' and calls for renewed focus on basics during public comment
Summary
A Huntersville resident used public comment to criticize Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' reported proficiency rates and what he called "social promotion," urging a return to fundamentals and accountability; the comment was recorded in the public record but prompted no board action.
At the Sept. 16 Huntersville Town Board meeting, resident Bill Fountain used public comment to criticize Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) for what he described as "social promotion" of students who have not mastered basic skills.
Fountain said that, based on county-level data he referenced, roughly 2,100 of the…
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