School board elections, superintendent contract ‘irrelevant’ with MSCS takeover looming, lawmakers say
Interim Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintent Roderick Richmond participates in a school board meeting Feb. 25, 2025. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is about to decide on the district’s leadership, and candidates are campaigning for school board seats. But two sponsors of a state bill say little, if any, of that matters.
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