Letter to the Editor: Joris Ray’s public and private lives should not be separated
Superintendent Joris Ray had a supervisory role over at least one of the women with whom he is alleged to have had an affair, according to personnel files from the Memphis-Shelby County School System. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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“If the superintendent is found guilty, the response should set an example for all who might follow in his footsteps.”
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