Tennessee Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Blocked Again by State Judge Just Days After Federal Court Cleared Path
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Tom Pappert (via Tennessee Star)
Shelby County Chancellor Joe Day L. Jenkins reportedly blocked the Tennessee takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) on Monday with a bench order issued just days after U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw dissolved his order that had blocked the state-appointed Education Oversight Board from meeting until earlier this month.
Jenkins reportedly made the decision minutes before the board's second October meeting was scheduled, Chalkbeat reported, noting that the Shelby County plaintiffs argued the MSCS school district did not meet the law's qualifications for a takeover and that the district would be irreparably harmed by allowing it to proceed.
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