CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A state law that allows four Charlotte-area municipalities to operate charter schools has been challenged in North Carolina court.
The NAACP and two parents filed the lawsuit on Thursday, alleging the charter authority violates the state constitution and would exacerbate racial segregation if the schools open.
The law granted the option to Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville and Cornelius.
Elected leaders there said they wanted the option to address overcrowded public schools, and that it had nothing to do with race.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system was the subject of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling almost 50 years ago upholding busing to address segregation.
