Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ quest to rename Barringer Academic Center hit a snag when the district realized two of the three proposed namesakes don’t qualify under CMS policy.

Lakeisha Barringer, mother of West Charlotte student and football player Caleb Barringer, goes car to car asking other parents to sign a petition to reinstate coach Sam Greiner on Thursday, Aug. 4 ...

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools renames Barringer Academic Center after Black Charlotte leader Charles H. Parker who was a former slave whose name is tied to West Boulevard.

Barringer is a west Charlotte elementary school that hosts a magnet program for gifted students. The school’s website says it is named for Osmond L. Barringer, ...