The remaining members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education largely control who joins their ranks if someone steps down from the board amid ongoing turmoil in the district.
The CMS board voted 5-4 in late September to fire Superintendent Crystal Hill “for convenience” days after a memo Hill sent the board alleging attempted extortion and financial issues became public. Board member Stephanie Sneed stepped down as board chair at the same September meeting, where she was supposed to face a vote to remove her from her leadership position.
The district also faces federal and state investigations into alleged financial irregularities…