Shelby County Commission to discuss school board elections

County Commission votes to put all 9 MSCS board seats on 2026 ballot

The Shelby County Commission voted to override Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their original decision to make the school board change, meaning five MSCS school board members will see their terms cut short.

Shelby County Commission votes to override Mayor Harris' veto, cutting short MSCS board terms

The Shelby County Commission voted to override Mayor Lee Harris' veto of their resolution to synch Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board Member elections with those of the county commissioners, effectively cutting short newly-elected board members' terms.

Shelby County Commission to discuss school board elections

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Shelby County Commission is expected to discuss the future of school board elections on Monday. Just last week, commissioners met to discuss a resolution to override Mayor Lee Harris' veto of the commission's vote to realign school board elections with those of the county commission. County commission to take up MSCS board member terms once again This comes after the commission passed a resolution last month to align …

Shelby County commissioners hope to overturn mayor's veto on school board term changes

Community members pushed for the election change to hold those who fired Feagins accountable, but some organizations came out strongly against it.