Opinion: Mayor Harris isn’t listening to Memphis families about MSCS
In his veto letter, Mayor Harris wrote: “Absent an emergency or in the case of criminal misconduct, I do not believe that the terms of elected officials should be shortened.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter is a native Memphian and proud resident of the North Memphis community. She serves as executive director of The Memphis Lift, an organization with the mission to make the powerless parent powerful.
“Instead of waiting for the school board election, we demand an immediate, concrete commitment to fix our schools and restore public trust.”
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