As Memphis district considers future of virtual learning, superintendent says, ‘No one will force me to open schools’
Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray tours Winridge Elementary with Principal Todd Shaffer on August 31, 2020. Ray has kept buildings closed to students since March. (Ziggy Mack/Special To The Daily Memphian file)
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Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede covers Memphis schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and most recently covered county government, schools and religion at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.
The tension between the Memphis leader and state officials illustrates the differences in how Tennesseans are responding to school safety concerns related to the virus.