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A controversial bill proposed in the Tennessee legislature’s special session on education, if passed, could take state funding away from school districts that are still closed for in-person learning.

The Shelby County School District announced it will be a little more lenient with dress code for students participating in virtual learning when class begins this month.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County health officials agreed to test students in schools where dangerous levels of lead were found in water sources more than a year ago— but as WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler found out, the results have yet to be made public. In the fall of 2019, in response to a new state law, […]

Shelby County Schools Superitendent Dr. Joris Ray says he and his family have been threatened over the district’s reopening plans.

Citing the disruption caused by coronavirus, Tennessee’s governor and education commissioner said Friday they want to remove negative consequences for schools and teachers from this year’s student assessment results. “Given the unprecedented disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic and extended time away from the classroom has had on Tennessee’s students, my Administration will work with the General […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Internet, laptops and tablets will be given to every Shelby County Schools student after a historic vote from the school board on Monday night. SCS announced the historic decision on Twitter. During a special online meeting on Monday night, the district vote on a $45 million plan that would give every student […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County students were given the choice to go back to the classroom this Monday — but teachers didn’t have an option. They are expected to be back in the building, and WREG found out it’s causing some to resign or take a leave of absence. This week, a caravan of cars […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County School district wants to know how parents would like the school year to proceed, in light of Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order that keeps schools from beginning until Aug. 31. Parents like Venita Doggett got the survey asking if they would prefer to keep fall break and end the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students in Shelby County started their first day of virtual classes on Monday. Officials with the SCS said overall things went smoothly in the new learning environment, but they said they still need to get digital devices to roughly 10,000 students. A spokesperson with SCS said some people either missed their original […]

ith the start of a school year that promises to be like no other, Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray appeared before county commissioners in a webinar Wednesday to explain the district’s virtual reopening plans for students on Aug. 31.

Check out all of the Live at 9 interviews from March 31, 2020.