MSCS activist arrested for violating board member’s restraining order
Activist Damon Curry Morris speaks at a press conference outside Memphis City Hall on Nov. 22, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis police arrested a local education activist late Tuesday, Aug. 26, outside the school board headquarters as a meeting inside neared adjournment.
Damon Curry Morris, a frequent critic of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, was seen detained in the back of a Memphis police car around 7:30 p.m.
Morris faces a misdemeanor charge for violating a restraining order brought by MSCS board member Stephanie Love, according to police and court records.
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Laura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter who writes about how public policy shapes Memphis. She is currently reporting from Frayser about education and housing. Please write her with your suggestions and story tips.
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