CMS emergency meeting to discuss superintendent's contract: Tuesday, April 19

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education announced an emergency meeting will be held Tuesday on "matters related to superintendent contracts and attendant personnel items."While officials would not go on the record Monday to confirm, Tuesday's meeting is expected to address reports Earnest Winston would be leaving the job after fewer than three years.Winston was named superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools back on Aug. 2, 2019, following the suspension and resignation of Clayton Wilcox that same year.Winston's current employment contract, which was extended in February 2021, currently continues until June 2025.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/earnest-winston-cms-schools/275-5a0fa9ac-2420-4864-b0ae-24bcffc4a3a0The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Garry McFadden are facing a lawsuit in connection to a juvenile who died by suicide while in the Mecklenburg County Jail.The family of the detainee, who is referred to in the press release as "D.W.", is represented by Littlejohn Law, PLLC, and Tin Fulton Walker & Owens. According to the lawsuit, the incident occurred at the Mecklenburg County Jail North facility on Nov. 21, 2020.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/lawsuit-mecklenburg-county-dw-jail-death-inmate/275-03dbdd3a-9ec0-453d-b811-d4ba0528d364Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!