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CMS asks NC Supreme Court to reverse ruling on campus police retirement benefits

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is asking North Carolina’s highest court to reverse a lower court order that would force the school system to pay additional retirement benefits for campus police. A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel determined in February 2024 that CMS must pay into a state retirement fund to cover those officers.

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Top NC court to consider case of CMS police retirement benefits

The North Carolina Supreme Court will take up the case of retiree benefits for campus police in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The state Court of Appeals ruled in February that CMS must pay into a state retirement fund to cover those officers.

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Chaos Erupts As Students Take Over UNC BOG Meeting

CHAPEL HILL — Protests turned violent during a Tuesday morning meeting of the UNC Board of Governors as students and faculty gathered once again to call for the removal of UNC president-elect Margaret Spellings, former secretary of education in the George W. Bush administration. Four students were arrested after physically resisting police.

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