Coffee shop plans special delivery

August 18, 2006

By: Brittany Morehouse

CHARLOTTE -- A south Charlotte coffee shop brewed up 1,200 cups of coffee Friday morning to deliver to Charlotte-Mecklenburg school teachers.

Dilworth Coffee House, at the Quail Corners shopping center, began the tradition last year. They started making the donations Thursday, the first day back for teachers.

The coffee will be served to teachers at 10 different schools.

"This is the first day back for a lot of teachers and we just want to welcome them back with a cup of coffee and say 'hey, we're here for you,'" said coffee shop owner Peter Glunt.

While many teachers will have a bright start to their day, some district officials will be in a Raleigh courtroom to meet with Judge Howard Manning, who has been critical of CMS in the past. He has threatened to shut down four high schools -- West Charlotte, West Mecklenburg, Garinger and E.E. Waddell -- and is pushing the school system to improve test scores and bring in more qualified teachers and administrators.

Superintendent Peter Gorman is not expected to testify at that hearing.