Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston says the school district will hire additional Title IX investigators to review student claims of sexual assault.
Winston made that announcement at a news conference Friday morning, saying the new hires will take on the responsibility of investigating student complaints, and relieve school administrators of those responsibilities.
However, Winston was unable to say how many investigators the school district planned to hire.
"We have not defined the exact number of positions," Winston said. "That work is ongoing, but we have a commitment to fund these additional positions through the rest of this school year. My expectation would that these positions would be prioritized in our upcoming budget request to Mecklenburg County."
The announcement comes amid ongoing student protests over CMS’s handling of past reports of sexual assault, in particular at Myers Park High School.
Today I took action on how our district responds to allegations of sexual misconduct. More actions will be initiated after reviewing the Title IX Task Force report in the coming weeks.
— Superintendent Earnest Winston (@CMSSupt) November 19, 2021
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