Amendment saves initial rejection for Germantown to regain schools bearing town name

Legislation that would force Shelby County Schools to transfer Germantown’s namesake schools, such as Germantown High School, to the suburb’s school district initially failed in the Senate Education Committee but was then added as an amendment to another measure. (Daily Memphian file)

A bill regarding the three Germantown namesake schools that appeared dead when it failed in the state Senate education committee Wednesday, got new life after Sen. Brian Kelsey amended the measure. View this article on our website Support quality, local journalism and access exclusive content by becoming a subscriber at dailymemphian.com. .....