Exclusive: Inside Lucy Elementary’s transformation as Millington prepares for next year
“I want our teachers, our staff, and our stakeholders to know what’s going on next year by the 17th,” Millington Municipal School District Superintendent Bo Griffin said about Lucy Elementary updates. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The handoff of Lucy Elementary from the Memphis-Shelby County Schools to the Millington Municipal School District is occurring a year early as the municipal system prepares to take over the campus for the August 2027 school year.
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Superintendent Bo Griffin provided a tour of the historic school building, talking about its future under the suburban district and improvements he foresees before students begin classes on the North Shelby County campus in a year.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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