Federal Judge Halts Shelby County Suburbs School Efforts

A bid by six Shelby County municipalities to start their own school systems were dealt a severe blow Tuesday night, when a federal judge ruled the state law used to create the districts violated the Tennessee constitution.

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samclemens - 11/28/2012 9:58 AM
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Mays ruled correctly, this was clearly special legislation, intended to apply only to Shelby County, which is unconstitutional under STATE law. The TENNESSEE constitution forbids it. Now if the local GOP wants to grow a pair, go back to the legislature and pass a law allowing MSD's STATEWIDE, and it will pass legal muster. Problem with that is, other GOP legislators don't want MSD's in their districts.

davidsweeney - 11/28/2012 9:31 AM
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If the school district law is invalid, what about the Toy Town Act ?

Captain Bill - 11/28/2012 9:22 AM
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Why do we even bother to pass legislation on the state level. In the South, at least, the efforts of our legislative bodies are mere exercises in futility. The federal government calls the shots in the Southland, as it has for over 140 years.

turtlekeeper - 11/28/2012 8:58 AM
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Call them private schools with the tuition is your address.
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