SCS seeks to create ‘peace force’ to patrol schools
Former MPD Director Toney Armstrong discusses efforts to assess SCS safety protocols and develop a peace force. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Schools is revisiting the idea of a “peace force,” an internal police department reporting directly to the district, following last week’s shooting at Cummings K-8 Optional School.
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Shelby County Schools SCS Cummings K-8 peace force Superintendent Joris Ray Toney ArmstrongDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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