The opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 400A15
Filed 10 June 2016
THOMAS JEFFERSON CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL,
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, and LINCOLN CHARTER
SCHOOL
v.
CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION d/b/a CLEVELAND COUNTY
SCHOOLS
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of
the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 778 S.E.2d 295 (2015), affirming a judgment
entered on 29 January 2015 by Judge Jesse B. Caldwell, III in Superior Court,
Cleveland County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 18 May 2016 in session in the
Old Burke County Courthouse in the City of Morganton pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-
10(a).
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., by Richard A. Vinroot and Matthew F.
Tilley, for plaintiff-appellees.
Tharrington Smith, L.L.P., by Deborah R. Stagner, for defendant-appellant.
Christine T. Scheef, Staff Attorney, and Allison B. Schafer, Legal Counsel,
North Carolina School Boards Association, amicus curiae.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.