There are 12 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County School Board:
The MSCS school board voted last week to shutter five schools by the end of this year. That leaves over 1,200 students to find a new place to go next fall, with the district extending its priority transfer deadline to accommodate last-minute changes.
Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.
A newly filed Tennessee bill would allow dissatisfied voters to recall certain elected officials, including school board members.
In a court hearing, Shelby County Circuit Judge Chris Frulla urged attorneys for Marie Feagins and the school district to move quickly during discovery so he could set a trial date.
“Whether we thrive tomorrow, actually, whether we survive, depends more on what we feed Olivia today than most of us want to acknowledge.”
“Whatever you think of the members of this particular school board, even they couldn’t screw this one up.”
Commissioners will discuss putting all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats on the ballot. Some say this amounts to a voter recall of the board.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board met to vote to fire the districts superintendent of nine months, Marie Feagins. Watch the meeting here.
In a fiery and detailed rebuttal to claims of wrongdoing, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins called accusations from the school board “false.” Play by play: What was said during MSCS’ superintendent evaluation committee Public shows support for Feagins during school board meetingRelated content:
Community members show up to support Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.
In a new statement released to the press on Thursday, Dec. 26, board Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman seemed to provide an accelerated timeline for terminating Superintendent Marie Feagins.
Grant Wells, a teacher, joined hundreds of others in support of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins Tuesday night. His explanation for the entire fiasco? “This is Memphis stuff,” he said.
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