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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — School district leaders, students, and parents gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of a new community school in Grahamwood that provides services and support to families. It’s been since 2014 that Belle Forest became the first community school in the Memphis-Shelby County school district. Nearly a decade later, MSCS is ushering […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 7 due to power outages from Thursday’s ice storm. Shelby County Schools Superintendent said in a tweet: “Due to ongoing MLGW power outages and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students, educators and families, all District schools will […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dr. John Barker, the Deputy Superintendent of Strategic Operations for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been placed on administrative leave, pending a review, a school board official said. In a statement, the board said, “Dr. Barker has been placed on paid administrative leave due to an employee complaint and pending review. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County School board is beginning an external investigation into “recent allegations of impropriety” by district Superintendent Joris Ray. The board voted on the measure during an emergency meeting with legal counsel Wednesday night. Divorce documents obtained by WREG show Ray admitted to infidelity in his marriage. The documents name women who could […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County School parents are waiting to find out who will lead their children after the school district decided to part ways with superintendent Joris Ray. During a special school board meeting Tuesday night, the board agreed to sever its relationship with Dr. Ray and discontinue any ongoing investigation regarding policy violations. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is considering land near Shelby Farms for its new state-of-the-art high school. MSCS is re-imagining the wooded area as the potential home of its new highly anticipated high school in the Cordova area. The school is being built for the thousands of MSCS families impacted by the decision to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The community continues to mourn the loss of beloved Memphis Shelby County Schools employee Larry Thorn, who was found shot to death and set on fire earlier this week. A mountain of grief fills the city as the community mourns the loss of another person to gun violence.  “I’m very angry. I’m very […]

When Memphis-Shelby County School students go back to class next Monday, it will be without a superintendent in charge. A district source tells Live at 9, that the probe into Dr. Joris Ray’s extramarital affairs with district employees will take another few weeks at least. But long before the board hired independent attorneys to investigate, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s Spring Break for Memphis-Shelby County School students and local organizations are doing their part to ensure children engage in positive activities.  One agency says they’re teaching kids to take pride in their community. Trash cans were full at Raines Road Park in Hickory Hill thanks to the hard work of volunteers […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We see crimes involving teens somewhat regularly in Memphis, but a video of a child trying to break into a car in Midtown has one woman concerned about youth crime. Aley Avery said she got the notification on her Nest camera Wednesday afternoon after a motion sensor was triggered in her carport. […]

UPDATE: A third training session is now available at St. Mary’s Episcopal School on April 21. You can register here. ** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and a safety and security consulting firm are working together to provide free training to help the public respond to active violent threats. Whether it’s at […]