MSCS board makes Richmond ‘interim’ again, punts on takeover alternative plan

Updated: March 19, 2026 6:12 AM CT

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond speaks during a MSCS Community Listening Session on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members voted 7-2 during a special-called meeting on Wednesday, March 18, to keep Roderick Richmond on his interim superintendent contract.

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