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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was an emotional morning for students, parents, staff and even district leaders after a 13-year-old boy was shot at Cummings K-8 School. Emotions ran high as panicked parents and guardians stood in the rain for hours trying to get answers. Parents had to pick their children up from nearby Metropolitan Baptist […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school, and police say the suspected shooter was another student. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to Cummings K-8 School on Cummings Street near Walker Avenue in the Soulsville area of South Memphis. MPD said one 13-year-old boy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Parents and other loved ones had to wait to be reunited with their children after a 13-year-old boy was shot at Cummings K-8 School Thursday morning. Students were evacuated from their classrooms and taken by bus to nearby Metropolitan Baptist Church to be picked up by their parents while police searched in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Shelby County has filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee over the recent executive order that allows parents to opt their children out of mask mandates. The suit was filed late Thursday afternoon. “It’s unfortunate that we are having to litigate this issue when ultimately we’re trying to do what’s best […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two weeks into the new school year, Shelby County Schools is still trying to fill hundreds of teaching positions. On June 28, WREG Investigators submitted an open records request asking how many teacher vacancies there were in the district. SCS responded more than six weeks later, giving us a list of teacher positions they needed to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee’s governor might’ve issued an executive order saying parents can opt out of school district mask mandates, but Shelby County Schools says not so fast. The state’s largest school district says masks are still required for everyone on its district’s campuses. Parents are weighing in about their feelings in what is quickly […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s executive order to allow parents the chance to opt out of any school mask mandate did not sit well with some, including the Shelby County Commissioners Black Caucus. On Tuesday, the group threw its support behind SCS’s decision to continue requiring masks in spite of despite the state’s […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee issued a new executive order on Monday giving parents the ability to opt their children out of local health board or health department mandates regarding masks. “No one cares more about the health & well-being of a child than a parent,” Lee wrote. (The rest of his statement is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools’ Mobile COVID Testing Vehicle is on the road, now ready to offer free COVID tests to those who want them. With a new school year underway, testing is front and center to keep things safe. The testing is not required for students and teachers, but offered. Monday more than 1,000 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Masked up and ready, Shelby County School Superintendent Joris Ray hopped off a school bus to music Monday morning and headed inside Bruce Elementary to greet students and staff. “We have returned stronger. Our students they are eager to learn,” Ray said. This first day tour has greater meaning in the face […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The superintendent of Shelby County Schools wants to make sure students are safe and stronger as they head into the new school year. Monday, students K-12 return to in-person learning with masks. Dr. Joris Ray told a large group that gathered for a family fun along the Mississippi River Saturday morning the […]