In an emergency meeting Friday night, the Germantown Municipal School Board voted 3-0 to rescind the tuition policy that drew criticism from a Collierville state representative earlier this week. Board members Mark Dely and Ken Hoover were not at the meeting, but the three members present reversed the decision made Monday to charge nonresidents $200 to attend the municipal district, which is scheduled to open this summer. The members present and Germantown Supt. Jason Manuel expressed concerns that the board’s decision to charge tuition could delay U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Hardy Mays final approval of the schools settlement. The judge has yet to sign the settlement between the Shelby County Commission and the six municipal school districts over the special legislation that allowed the municipalities to create their own school districts. The emergency meeting came after state Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, criticized the Germantown school boards decision to charge nonresidents tuition. The state legislature last year passed bills allowing municipalities to start their own school districts, but charging a fee or tuition for currently enrolled students was not part of the plan, Todd said. Todd said Dr. Jim Mitchell, retired Shelby County Schools superintendent and now school consultant, and others testified there would be no tuition or fee for those currently enrolled in schools that would be included in municipal districts. © 2014 Memphis Commercial Appeal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:02:32 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015