MSCS Superintendent Joris Ray resigns amid investigation of misconduct
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Michelle Robinson McKissack (middle) attends a special called meeting where Joris Ray resigned from his position as superintendent. Ray was put on paid leave on July 13 after the Board voted 7-2 to open a full investigation into allegations of his misconduct. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Ray was put on paid leave on July 13 after the Board voted 7-2 to open a full investigation into allegations of his misconduct that were first reported by The Daily Memphian days before.
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Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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.
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