MSCS to pay Ray $480K to remove distraction — though other options were available
Amid an investigation into misconduct, Joris Ray resigned from his position as Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent during a special called meeting by the MSCS school board on Tuesday, Aug. 23. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The deal that removed Superintendent Joris Ray as head of one of the country’s largest public school systems will cost nearly half a million dollars and appears to give Ray a hand in picking his successor — and it would compensate him for doing so.
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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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