CHARLOTTE — Officials at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are trying to shift the atmosphere at a school where students have engaged in bad behavior, such as ransacking classrooms and attacking a teacher.
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“As we’ve seen in Charlotte over the last few years, discipline is declining and improving, safety is improving, so things are getting better,” said Melissa Balknight, the deputy superintendent at CMS.
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In the video at the top of this webpage, the moves the district is making to spark change at Turning Point Academy.
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VIDEO: CMS substitute teacher says she won’t return to school after being attacked by 2 students