McKissack says MSCS email mentioning mayoral candidacy was a ‘screw-up’
Michelle McKissack sent an email about the district’s third grade reading scores Wednesday afternoon in which she referenced her mayoral candidacy, an “oversight” that could run afoul of district ethics rules.
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Aarron Fleming
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