After an emotional debate, Shelby County Commission approves Germantown schools deal
Memphis-Shelby County Schools will sell Germantown High School with help from the City of Germantown and use the money from the sale toward the cost of the new high school, which is estimated to be more than $100 million. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The 8-5 vote by the commission came after an emotional debate and crossed party lines. It is the second of four votes on the deal that would transfer the namesake elementary and middle buildings to Germantown’s school system and greenlight the sale of Germantown High.
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