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Disruptions at Harding High are under control, CMS says

By Ann Doss Helms
ahelms@charlotteobserver.com

Harding High's disruptions were caused by a small number of students and are under control now, according to several speakers at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools news conference Thursday.

"I feel comfortable and safe here," said 11th-grader Roberto Martinez, an International Baccalaureate magnet student at Harding for three years.

A day that had been the subject of rumors about possible violence at the school ended without incident, as interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh, Harding Principal Alicisa Johnson, a teacher and three students said they're ready for the westside school to get out of the spotlight and back to business.

"I'm just here to get a good education and move on in my life," said William McClure, a senior



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