Shelby County teachers stage die-in outside county building
Shelby County Schools teacher Tikeila Rucker (top) offers last rites during a “die-in” protest on Monday July 27, 2020, outside the Vasco A. Smith Jr. County Administration Building. Teachers and activists held the protest to draw attention to questions they have about virtual learning. SCS announced on Monday area schools would begin the year with virtual learning. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County teachers held die-in in front of the county building Monday to demand safe schools locally, statewide and nationally as the coronavirus pandemic grows.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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