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Shelby County School students will be learning from home when classes resume in August.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Virtual school resumed for Shelby County Monday, but thousands of students started the new semester with multiple absences already on their record. While some students have dozens of unexcused absences, Juvenile Court’s truancy docket sits empty. As of Dec. 4, SCS reported around 20,000 students have five or more unexcused absences. That’s […]

Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray got a strong show of support Tuesday after saying he’d consider keeping schools closed if coronavirus cases continue to rise.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time, we’re getting a look at the threatening messages Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray has been getting since he announced there would be no in-person classes when the school year starts August 31. Related: Shelby County School leader says his family has been targeted over district’s reopening […]

In a presentation to the Shelby County Commission, Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray urged the county leaders to support extra funding for the district.

The district will attempt to provide both digital and in-person learning options this fall. Families will select a track, then begin a semester-long learning plan.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools will begin distributing digital devices to all its students beginning the week of Monday, Aug. 3, as the district gears up to open in a fully virtual format Aug. 31. Each student will receive a digital device and have the opportunity for an internet hotspot based on need. The […]

Shelby County Commissioners want answers about how the upcoming school year will look during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tennessee’s school voucher law goes against the state constitution, as it only applies to two counties, a Nashville-area judge ruled Monday.

The finalized schedule offers new details about an unprecedented year to come.

Shelby County students will be heading back to class on August 10, but it’s not clear if they will return to school in-person or online.