Daycare owner in bus death runs 6 other Memphis-area centers
The owner of Kid University childcare center where a 6-year-old died operates at least six other locations in the Memphis area. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The owner of a Cordova daycare where a 6-year-old child died last week after being left on a bus for several hours operates at least six other local childcare centers, all of which appeared to be open Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Raven Marshall-Lewis, 47, is listed as the owner of two Klassy Kids Academy locations (3750 Ridgeway Road and 2979 Elmore Park Road), two Ivy League Learning Academy locations (2775 Stage Center Drive and 6189 E. Shelby Drive), Imagine Academy (7130 E. Shelby Drive) and Yaya’s Place (8200 Old Dexter Road), according to state records.
Following the death of 6-year-old Winter Jones on Thursday, Aug. 13, after the nonverbal, autistic child was left on a bus for as many as six hours on a day when the temperature reached 99 degrees, Marshall-Lewis surrendered the license to Kid University, effectively closing that center.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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