Some Memphis schools won’t have custodians after board rejects contract again
Around 35 schools in the district’s Northwest region won’t have cleaning services starting Jan. 1, 2026. (Courtesy Chalkbeat)
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With no more scheduled meetings and winter break rapidly approaching, it looks like around 35 Memphis schools will go without cleaning starting Jan. 1, 2026.
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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