Tara Servatius wrote about a touchy and somewhat secretive subject in last week's issue of Creative Loafing... The large number of criminals who attend Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.
Last semester, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reported the following:
* CMPD responded to over 1,300 calls for service at CMS schools
* 157 incidents of students possessing a weapon on school grounds
* 22 kids were caught with guns in school
* 25 assaults on school personnel
* 15 sexual offenses
* 7 sexual assaults
* 4 assaults resulting in serious injury
* 2 robberies with a dangerous weapon
This is a total of 232 incidents I would consider serious offenses; however, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system only expelled 2 of these students!
If you are a parent with children who attend Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, I strongly suggest you express your concerns to the CMS School Board members.