Opinion
People of means have always had school choice
We've always had educational choice for those of means. All the school-choice movement is trying to do is provide those same choices to those who haven't traditionally had them.
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Charlotte private school responds to critics in Turpin case
A Charlotte private school involved in a legal dispute with parents of two expelled students responded Tuesday to Republican officials who back the parents’ case. Lawyers for Charlotte Latin School filed two documents with the state Supreme Court.
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Charlotte private school rebuts Turpins’ arguments at top NC court
A Charlotte private school is defending its decision to remove two students in 2021 after a dispute with the students’ parents. The defense appeared in a brief filed Monday with North Carolina’s highest court.
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Moore, Weatherman among GOP figures supporting parents’ Charlotte Latin lawsuit
State House Speaker Tim Moore and lieutenant governor candidate Hal Weatherman are among 14 Republican political figures supporting parents who seek the North Carolina Supreme Court’s review of a lawsuit against a Charlotte private school. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that Charlotte Latin School breached its contract with the Turpin family by expelling two children in 2021.
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Former Charlotte Latin parents appeal case to NC Supreme Court
Parents of two children expelled from a Charlotte private school in 2021 are making their second bid for the North Carolina Supreme Court to take the case. Their latest appeal Tuesday followed April's split 2-1 decision against the parents from the state’s second-highest court.
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Appeals Court splits in second ruling against former Charlotte private school parents
The state Court of Appeals has ruled a second time against parents challenging the expulsion of their children from a Charlotte private school. Unlike the first unanimous ruling in January, the latest decision split judges, 2-1, and produced three separate opinions.
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Appeals Court withdraws opinion in dispute between parents, Charlotte private school
The state Court of Appeals is withdrawing its opinion favoring a Charlotte private school in its dispute with parents of two expelled students. A court order issued Monday offered no explanation for the decision.
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Charlotte private school objects to full Appeals Court rehearing of parental dispute
Charlotte Latin School objects to a proposal for the full state Court of Appeals to rehear a case involving a dispute between the school and two former parents. A lawsuit claims the school expelled two students in 2021 after their parents questioned changes in school policy.
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Former Charlotte Latin parents seek rehearing from full state Appeals Court
Parents suing a Charlotte private school over the expulsion of their children are asking the full state Appeals Court to consider the case. An appellate panel rejected the parents’ arguments on Jan. 2.
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Appeals Court rules against parents in legal dispute with Charlotte private school
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled against two parents who challenged a Charlotte private school’s decision to expel their children. The parents had claimed the school retaliated against the parents for asking questions about school operations.
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NC Appeals Court hears arguments in Charlotte Latin School case
A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a suit brought by parents claiming that a Charlotte-area private school went woke and then expelled students of parents who disagreed. The lawsuit argues that Charlotte Latin School “hatched a plan” to expel students after the parents started asking questions about...
Opinion
Designation as ‘state actor’ would harm charter schools
The skirts will grab the headlines, but there’s another piece of a court fight over a charter school dress code that deserves more attention. Operators of Brunswick County-based Charter Day School hope the U.S. Supreme Court will agree this fall to take up their case. They are appealing a June decision from the 4th U.S....
