Walkouts held at Sheffield High School due to leadership concerns

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students at a Parkway Village high school continued voicing their frustration with demonstrations on Tuesday morning.

We spoke with the student organizer of the protest Artasia Grayer on Monday who explained the demonstrations at Sheffield High School are all over concerns with the staff and principal.

In a letter written to Interim Superintendent Dr. Roderick Richmond, students expressed their frustration saying, “We do not feel safe. We do not feel valued. And we do not feel heard.” Richmond went to the school to listen to students on Monday.

A lack of teachers, locked bathroom doors, and suspensions over dress code violations are a few issues outlined in the letter…

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