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State board votes to begin reconstitution of Tunica County School District, citing restored protocols and no debt
Summary
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted June 20 to initiate the process to return Tunica County School District to local control, following testimony that the district met statutory requirements and that 'everything is in place.' The move asks the governor to declare the emergency over.
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted on June 20 to initiate the process to reconstitute the Tunica County School District and request that the governor declare the state of emergency no longer exists in the district.
State officials and district leadership told the board that Tunica has met required benchmarks after nearly a decade of state oversight. Presenter Speaker 17 reviewed the history of state intervention, praised district leadership and said the state board had…
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