Over 30 Memphis schools could lose cleaning services in January after board rejects custodian contract
MSCS leaders need to replace an emergency contract after suddenly firing one custodian vendor last year. (Getty Images)
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Board members said the company recommended by MSCS leaders has a history of poor service. It’s not the first time custodian contracts have caused issues.
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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