West Charlotte High School students to have remote learning day

West Charlotte High will have students work from home in a remote learning day Monday. That message was sent to parents Saturday morning.

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The school did not say why it made the change specifically, but it comes after Amari Cooper’s death overnight and a massive fight at the school on Friday.

A CMPD officer is on leave after video showed him slamming a female student to the ground. The student was hospitalized. CMPD opened criminal and internal affairs investigations into the incident.

All the district’s students are out Tuesday for Election Day.

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