DeSoto County parents plan protest following Whiteside sentencing
Dozens of outraged parents and residents confronted the DeSoto County school board Thursday, Oct. 16, demanding the immediate resignation of board member Michele Henley after her support of LIndsey Whiteside. (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
A group of parents is escalating the public confrontation with the DeSoto County School District calling for a school walkout on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to protest the handling of the Lindsey Whiteside sexual battery case and the continued employment of officials who supported her.
The organizing group, DeSoto County Parents for Accountability, confirmed it is organizing the action but declined a formal interview.
However, in a statement posted to its social media, the group dismissed any recent actions by school leadership, such as an employee’s “leave of absence” or public statements, as merely “reactive, not proactive.”
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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