Report with Respect to West Charlotte High School

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| CHARLO 

I JAMES E. SWANN, et al, ) 

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|| VS. ) | 

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|| CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG ) CIVIL-ACTION NO. 1974 

i BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al, ) 

| Defendants. ) 

| REPORT WITH RESPECT TO WEST CHARLOTTE HIGH sCcHOOL 

I The Board of Education, by official action, has instructed 

| its attorneys to advise the Court of the changing racial 

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| condition of West Charlotte High School. 

1 At the end of the first month as reflected in the 

I October Report to the Court, the school housed a 47.66% black 

|| student body; in November the percentile had increased to 

ll 48.13 and in December the percentile had further increased 

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i to 48.99 

| At the instruction of the Board, the staff conducted 

ll a study of the changes which occurred in this school during 

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| the school month November 4 through December 6, 1972. The 

| staff study discloses the bases for student entry and withdrawal 

during that period as follows: 

    Withdrawals Entrys 

To other C-M Schools 8 From other C-M Schools 8 

To other N.C. Schools 3 From other N.C. Schools 4 

|. To out of State schools 5 From others, oul of 

I To correctional State, etc. 4 

institutions 2 

Drop-outs 23 

Total 41 Total 16 

1 This reflected a net loss of 25 students at this school. 

An analysis of these figures by race resulted in deter- | 

mining that of the 41 withdrawals, 29 were white and 12 were 

black. Of the drop-outs, 18 were white and 5 were black. 

 



  

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blacks to enter and two (2) blacks to withdraw resulting in 

Some of the conclusions reached by the staff study are 

students are dropping out of West Charlotte. Although no facts 

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situation would suppose that the percentage of white drop-outs 

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Dlacks dropping out of West Charlotte 

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2. The change in ratio is due to the movement of the 

tte : white population. A study of the a ndance area of West ® 

Charlotte will show no major housing developments that attract 

white residents. Too, as whites move out of much of the area, 

such as Hidden Valley, they are replaced with blacks. Also 

blacks who move, move within the existing West Charlotte area. 

This results in no growth in the white population, some growth 

in the black population, some decline in the white population 

and little or no decline in the black population. 

|] 3. The situation, if left alone, will result in West 

Charlotte becoming a predominantly black school. 

The Court's attention is directed to the fact that after 

this school year, a disproportionate number of blacks in the 

senior class should be curtailed upon promotion ©f the 11th 

grade, which is predominantly white, to the 12th grade. 

 



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percentages than west Lnar.otcte this year. NOIXrtnwes JUN101 

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as a stable predominantly white school upon graduation 

Of the senior class, 

Normally, the January report would be filed with the 

Court this date. However, two days of school closing have 

1972 report within the next several Clays. 

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December 6 discloses the following racial composition of West 

| Charlotte High School: 

| 264 white, 185 black - net change 
| 3 additional whites, loss of 18 blacks. 

09 whites and 188 blacks £ 
f 8 whites and a gain of 5 black students. 

| 12th Grade - 181 whites and 227 blacks - an increase 

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d a loss of 6 black stude 

I Special Education - 2 white and 13 black students - 
| no change. 

a black ratio of 48.26%, down from the 48.99% in the previous 

month. In overall change, the school lost one (l) white student 

and also lost 19 black students. 

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 The changes occasioned at West Charlotte, are almos 

| entirely based upon change of residence or student drop-out, | 

two factors over which the school system has no control. 

The Board of Bducation will continue to monitor this 

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II school and will keep the Court advised. 

I Respectfully submitted this 20th day of January, 1972. 

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