SCS sets school year start date at Aug. 31, last day June 16
Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris M. Ray (shown at a March 20 press briefing) proposed the new start date for schools after Gov. Bill Lee extended Tennessee’s state of emergency because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ray said his recommendation was based on 12,000 survey responses from teachers and parents. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
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Under the 2020-21 calendar approved by the Shelby County Schools board, students and teachers will have a fall break in October and start the second semester in February instead of January.
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