A version of the following article appeared in the Friday, November 13, 2026, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C.
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Rep. David Willis tells WBT a large school system is a ‘too big to succeed’ model
Republican N.C. Rep. David Willis of Union County (inset) plans to introduce legislation to break up Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and force new school board elections. (Photos: Shutterstock, N.C. General Assembly)
by Tony Mecia
The state representative who plans to introduce legislation to break up Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and force a recall vote says those moves are needed because CMS board members aren’t taking the investigations into the district seriously.
“The board continues to show an inability to understand the seriousness of what’s happening,” said N.C. Rep. David Willis, a Union County Republican who co-chairs the House K-12 Education Committee, in an interview with WBT’s Brett Jensen. The Ledger reported Wednesday that Willis plans to introduce legislation next week that would split CMS into smaller districts and allow voters to elect new school board members before their current terms expire.
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