KIPP Memphis moves toward return to campus
An empty classroom at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High remains dark as students attend the first day of virtual school from due the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (Daily Memphian file)
The move back to school buildings would make KIPP one of the first public schools in the city to reopen after starting all remote. The return to in-person learning is outlined in a letter from the charter network’s CEO Kendra Ferguson.
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