fdtappan's Blog

And now Memphis City Schools may be eliminated as we know it. What else! What else can go wrong…how else can it be an embarrassment to our city…who else can bumble a decision that will cause an insurmountable amount of grief to the citizens of Memphis. It borders on ridicularity. $93,000,000 may cause Memphis City Schools to be taken over by the County School system, we are told by the city attorney. The cynic in me says the county can’t do any worse and we do need a change. Maybe this is something good. Shelby County Schools have done a much better job of educating, disciplining and keeping students in a safe environment. On the surface it seems rather innocuous. But let’s look deeper than the superfluous surface of the matter. The investigator in me believes he sees a marionette/puppet situation. He believes he can see an attempt at dictation from behind the scenes.

Some prominent politicians in the city, would like nothing more than see the county take over the city school system. Those same politicians however, are also pro-consolidation. A large hurdle to city and county consolidation is how to merge the city and county schools without strong public outcry. If the city school system is not funded, and if the city attorney is correct, by state edict, the county would take over the city school system, clearing the way for pro-consolidation proponents, to move forward with their agenda. Then again, it may just be another foray into futility by city leaders. Let’s watch this situation closely. It could affect the future of our city.