 West Charlotte High School was founded in 1938 and had a sprawling campus soon after.During the next three decades, the school became the pride of the community, and students won statewide competitions, with a strong connection between students and parents.Beginning in the late 1960s, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruled that cities had to desegregate their schools through busing, which created riots at many schools in the district, including at the WC, as students from West Mecklenburg, Harding, Garinger, North Mecklenburg and Myers Park were bused to the school, starting in the fall of 1970.