MCS Charter Surrender: Will the Voters Decide?

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Who will decide the fate of the Memphis City School system?

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up2it - 1/4/2011 11:19 AM

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I agree to vote with the posters here. I'm a little dissapointed that some members of the School Board are so quick to give up. What fighting for our kids wasn't on their agenda when they "elected" to run? Our school board is a joke. I've lived in Memphis over 15 years and the school board is more about the board members than doing whats best for the children of Memphis. They can seem to come together on any issue. Well I vote we get rid of the losers and start again with people that are willing to fight for our kids.

attycpa - 1/4/2011 10:35 AM

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I live in the Germantown school district. Most of the children going to Germantown High live in Memphis. If the parents of Germantown High students (who live in Memphis) get to vote on the charter surrender issue, shouldn't I get a vote as well since I live in that district? I should have the same right of representation as those that live in the city, since the decision affects me just as much as those that live in Memphis.

Higherground - 1/4/2011 9:40 AM

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This affects my child too and I don't live in the city. I and all county parents should have the right to vote. Why isn't our voices being heard.I can assure you that this isn't about the children as much as it is about MONEY. I agree the Pros and Cons should be spoken about and made available to all. They wonder why so many people leave the City of Memphis and Shelby county. I would do the same if I could.

imnotsurprised - 1/4/2011 7:23 AM

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let the voters decide, why have a school board make any decisions at all, put every decision in the hands of the voters. let all pay a millions dollares that we dont have and votes on any and all decisions. Lets not forget the school board voted to surrunder the charter without first informing the voters of all the pros and cons about it they had a special election and decided to surrurender the charter, without first providing us with that crucial information and as usual voters will go to the polls half informed or for most not informed at all and make such a crucial decision. so to all who say let the voters decide yes let them, but give them the information they need to make suct an important vote

ChuckD - 1/4/2011 6:09 AM

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LET THE VOTERS DECIDE. AFTER ALL, WE VOTERS ELECTED THE OFFICIALS. WHEN WILL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS GET IT?

ChuckD - 1/4/2011 6:07 AM

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LET THE VOTERS DECIDE: All officials that voted for or against letting the voters decide were elected by the same voters. Surely we should also be able to decide about the Charter.

imnotsurprised - 1/3/2011 10:35 PM

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you know i think if the voters of memphis decide not surrender the charter then each board member that decided to give up the charter should quit and if not be voted out of the position, for not whole heartedly doing what the people of memphis voted them in for, if they can just give up like that then they dont deserve to represent the people of memphis

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