Faced with state’s new voucher program, Ray’s absence, MSCS begins new school year

By  and , Daily Memphian Updated: August 08, 2022 3:44 PM CT | Published: August 08, 2022 2:03 PM CT

At the beginning of the 155th new school year for the district now known as MSCS, it is facing several critical issues. 

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Penny Schwinn Germantown High Joris Ray Angela Whitelaw John Barker
Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming

Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.

He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.

Abigail Warren

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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