Feagins pushes court to get MSCS superintendent job back
Then Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Marie Feagins sits in on a class while touring Melrose High School on Monday, April 1, 2024. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Former Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins wants a local court to return her to the leadership role overseeing the largest school system in Tennessee.
Feagins, through her attorney William Wooten, has requested that the Shelby County Circuit Court act quickly to reinstall her to the post. She also is asking to keep the superintendent job while legal proceedings continue in her case against the school board and its Jan. 21 vote to fire her.
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Laura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter who writes about how public policy shapes Memphis. She is currently reporting from Frayser about education and housing. Please write her with your suggestions and story tips.
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