Board refuses last remaining ASD schools’ applications to become charters
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members denied applications for the two schools, Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School, to become district charter schools once their ASD terms end in the spring. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
MSCS rejected requests for Kirby Middle and Hillcrest High to become district charter schools once their ASD terms end. The denials could carry consequences, under a new state law.
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