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CHARLOTTE -- Superintendent Peter Gorman is weighing in on public outcry over the comprehensive review plan: the arrests, angry protests and claims of racism.

In a briefing Wednesday, he talked about his decision to take E.E. Waddell off the list and put Harding University High School on the list of potential closures. He said in hindsight Harding probably should have been on the list to begin with.

He also talked about the growing public outrage over the proposed changes and readily admits they, meaning administrators and the school board, are in a no-win situation. "Part of the challenge is if we didn't make that change," Gorman said. "How do you balance both?"

He added that this is just the beginning. More cuts are coming that will likely include teacher layoffs, but he hopes this plan to consolidate and close some schools will minimize that.