A Feagins return to MSCS leader would be ‘short-lived,’ attorneys argue
Former Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Marie Feagins talks to her supporters while walking into court July 22. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
If a Shelby County judge rules to place ousted Memphis schools leader Marie Feagins back in the superintendent seat, her return tenure would likely be “extremely short-lived,” attorneys for the school board argued to the court.
“It would be contrary to and would not serve the public’s interest, in anyway, to legally mandate” that Memphis-Shelby County Schools restore Feagins as superintendent, attorney Robert Spence wrote in court documents.
“In fact, in all likelihood, any such re-employment would be extremely short-lived until the next special called meeting, where (the school board) would have the opportunity to reaffirm its previous termination vote and immediately remove (Feagins) from its employ a second time,” Spence argued.
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Laura Testino
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