Rebecca Noel

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools posted a video to its YouTube page Wednesday announcing a new principal of Ardrey Kell High School. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools video screenshot Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has named a new principal of Ardrey Kell High School following the controversial suspension and retirement of its former leader. Susan Nichols announced she was the new principal in a video posted to the district's YouTube channel Wednesday.

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

More than 6 million people viewed the video posted to X in March. A high school student appeared to sucker punch another in the back of the head, then got out of his seat and swung again. The other student fell to the ground, wailing. Both attended Ashbrook High School in Gaston County. Just weeks earlier on March 3, another fight made headlines after a 10th-grade student at Mallard Creek High School in north Charlotte said she was attacked by seven other girls, sustaining a concussion.

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

Student discipline policies and enforcement in North Carolina public schools can vary based on district. Experts say that's by design. When it comes to school safety and discipline policy, every district in North Carolina is beholden to what's in state law. Other than that, there's a lot of leeway. The State Board of Education puts forward a policy, and local boards have the ability to modify it to meet the needs of their districts, said Karen Fairley, director of the NC Center for Safer Schools.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center was awash in a sea of purple T-Shirts and handmade signs Thursday night in a scene that looked like a pep rally - but felt like a wake. Parents and teachers from Ardrey Kell High School filled the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting to demand answers after the school's principal, Jamie Brooks, was suspended in early May and later announced her retirement.

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is considering a plan to give classified staff pay raises as part of a district compensation study. [email protected] Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools plans to give raises to some staff this year with $8.3 million from Mecklenburg County. The pay increases would be for "classified" staff - those who support day-to-day operations and don't teach. That includes roles like cafeteria workers, physical therapists and bus drivers.