How MSCS has school violence on downward trend
Memphis Police cordon off the area around Cummings Elementary School, after a student was shot at on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Metropolitan Baptist Church. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools uses a variety of tactics to curb safety incidents at schools, including an established program that pays students cash for information and a new $1 million grant for violence prevention at five specific schools.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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