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Shelby County school board chair rebukes private social media remarks; board member Tawana Murphy apologizes
Summary
Board Chair Joyce D. Coleman read a public statement citing board policy 0023 after private online comments by Board member Tawana Murphy; Murphy apologized and said she will learn from the incident. The board said it will discuss the matter publicly and could consider censure for further infractions.
Joyce Doris Coleman, chair of the Shelby County Board of Education, opened the board's chair's report Thursday by addressing private social media comments made by Board member Tawana Murphy and announcing the board will discuss the matter in public.
Coleman cited board policy 0023 and said she had already had a private conversation with Murphy. "The step is for the full board to discuss the item in public, which we plan to do today," Coleman said, adding that…
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