There are 5 article(s) tagged DeSoto County Board of Education:

• November 2023

  • Incumbents retain offices in contested DeSoto County supervisor races

    Republican incumbents in local DeSoto County races returned to office Tuesday night in Mississippi’s Nov. 7 general election.

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• October 2023

  • DeSoto County to vote on Board of Education special election

    Bacardi Harris is challenging incumbent school board member Jerald Wheeler in a special election next month for the District 3 seat on the board.

    By Beth Sullivan October 09, 2023

• September 2023

  • Candidates qualify for DeSoto County Board of Education special election

    Two candidates have qualfied to run for the District 3 office on the DeSoto County Board of Education in a Nov. 7 special election.

    By Beth Sullivan September 13, 2023

  • DeSoto County teacher no longer employed after reading assignment

    A DeSoto County educator is no longer with the school district after teaching from Sherman Alexie’s 2007 novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” 

    By Beth Sullivan September 12, 2023

  • DeSoto County Schools guardian requests curriculum audit over reading assignment

    A woman has raised questions about a book being taught in a Lake Cormorant School saying it contains sexually explicit dialog inappropriate for young students.

    By Beth Sullivan September 07, 2023