MSCS board members debate pepper spray, success strategies
“I don’t believe we should be pepper-spraying our students as a de-escalation tactic,” said District 5 representative Sheleah Harris, seen here in 2021. (Daja E. Henry/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education debated a proposed policy for use of pepper spray by school security officers. Tuesday night’s meeting was the first for new board member Frank Johnson.
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Aarron Fleming is an education reporter with The Daily Memphian. He earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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