Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman and special guests Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board At-Large candidate Bill Fountain, WBT afternoon show host Brett Winterble, and former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
The pandemic school lockdowns gave parents a new (and sometimes startling) view into what their kids’ classrooms were teaching. It prompted backlash over things like Critical Race Theory, Radical Gender Theory, and poor performance. And now, voters will be heading to the polls to register their opposition – or support. From the Carolina Journal: School […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board candidate Lt. Col. Bill Fountain (USAF retired) is running a campaign against wokism, Critical Race Theory, and Radical Gender Theory for the District One seat. Fountain is a former CMS teacher and said the district’s focus on social engineering rather than core academic objectives is harming students – particularly poor and minority […]
WBT afternoon host Brett Winterble joins Bo Thompson to talk about Brett's "chippy" roundtable with 25 political students at Emerson College and a report that the FBI is tracking threats against teachers and school board members, using counterterrorism methods targeting concerned parents who speak out at school board meetings.Â
Charlotte Mecklenburg School member Rhonda Cheek speaks with Bo Thompson about guns being found in schools, fifteen so far, saying that it "pisses me off." Also, voicing her disappointment in the lack of communication from CMS administration regarding many of the school system's issues.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg School board had an emergency meeting and voted 8-1 to continue remote learning for several more weeks. Many CMS schools were scheduled to resume in-person learning next week. The action was taken on the recommendation of health officials as they watch the increase of viral spread.
