Conaway: First-period civics – the school board mess
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
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The bell rings. Homeroom is over. A buzz in the hall, students file, wander or drift in then sit, drop or fall into their desks.
Everybody’s phone in the basket up front? Good. Thanks.
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