MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley is pushing to end the county commission’s involvement in a legal battle over state oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), arguing that continued litigation is delaying efforts to improve student outcomes.
Billingsley announced Wednesday, Oct. 14, that he is bringing a resolution seeking to remove the Shelby County Board of Commissioners from litigation involving Tennessee’s state oversight board for MSCS.
The resolution is scheduled to be heard in a Shelby County Commission committee meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, before heading to the full commission Monday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m…