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Shelby County school board adds, debates resolution opposing state governance changes
Summary
The Shelby County Board of Education added a resolution opposing proposed changes to the board’s authority to the agenda and debated state involvement in district governance; several members asked to be listed as sponsors and requested state literacy data.
The Shelby County Board of Education on March 15 added a resolution opposing proposed changes to the board’s authority to its meeting agenda and spent more than an hour debating the issue, with several members saying they will sign onto the measure.
The resolution, read into the record by Board Member Natalie J. McKinney, opposes “any legislation or executive actions that would alter, diminish, or transfer” authority from the locally elected board and calls on state and local elected officials to publicly oppose changes to local governance. McKinney moved to add the resolution to…
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