‘Nervous and excited': MSCS students embark on new school year
Interim Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Roderick Richmond, center, greets students at Belle Forest Community School on their first day Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (Courtesy Belle Forest Community School)
This first day of school, Memphis-Shelby County Schools third grader Willie Perry felt “nervous and excited at the same time.” Adults interested in the school system have reasons to feel the same about the new academic year.
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