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      <![CDATA[Memphis Voter,<br>
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The states have reserved power to control their schools vis-a-vis the FEDERAL government. And while the state legislature can enact legislation regarding its own public schools, the state court system - and possibly the federal court system - would provide a check on any act or law that violates either the state or federal constitution.
        
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      <![CDATA[A big elephant in the room?
        
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      <![CDATA[memphisvoter, the situation was exactly the same in Knoxville. City school board and the voters of Knoxville voted to surrender the school charter and hand th reins over to Knox County.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hey countymom,<br>
 I hope you didn't graduate from SCS, as they are clearly not "affective" at teaching you. Have you asked why MCS has lower test scores and "worse" (by your reckoning) schools?
        
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      <![CDATA[Oops, sorry, I misread your comment. The two on the School Board who differed from the others (they said 'Yes,' actually) were Kenneth Whalum and Freda Williams.
        
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      <![CDATA[Wintermute, there were no No's. Ed Ford and Bill Morrison recused themselves as teachers.
        
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      <![CDATA[Yes, not surprising that the city council voted to approve the surrender - now they won't have to pay the $78M they owe MCS. Gee, a win for all involved.
        
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      <![CDATA[Packrat, it could be that they didn't have the legislature support when it occurred, or wasn't a hostile takeover like this is.
        
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      <![CDATA[Gotta hand it to the Council Members who stood up for Memphis taxpayers when they didn't have to.<br>
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I must have missed the vote count on the Council and who the two voting against on the School Board were.
        
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      <![CDATA[Why does this issue have to come back to race? Why can't it be viewed as a larger school district forcing itself on one that is 2/3 smaller?
        
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      <![CDATA[I think what's most striking to me as regards yesterday's events is the fact that the Memphis City Council vote to support MCS charter surrender was unanimous. These folks usually can't agree on anything, and lo and behold, the vote is 10-0 for surrender.
        
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      <![CDATA[Memphis voter, why didn't the state intervene when the Knoxville city schools did the same thing and only Knoxville city residents voted on it?
        
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      <![CDATA[Needless to say, btw, the typo is now long gone.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hat tip to Midtown, No Label, et al. who caught the typo. Yes, indeed, it is the Memphis City Schools charter, not the Memphis City charter, that is currently subject to dissolution.
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. No Label,<br>
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You seem to be ignorant of the fact that the state controls the schools, not the counties nor cities in Tennessee. It is a power that the state has reserved for itself.
        
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      <![CDATA[The wedding analogy is getting old.
        
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      <![CDATA[Let The Voting Begin!!!<br>
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Watch the Election Commission...They will manipulate the VOTES<br>
Bring in the FBI to watch them.
        
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      <![CDATA[How would you like to be the preacher who presides over the marriage ceremony for SCS and MCS ?<br>
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To do it justice, you'd have to break-out Danny Owens to throw the bachelor party.
        
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      <![CDATA[I have no problem with Arlington forming its own school system, just as long as those folks understand they're going to have to subject themselves to double taxation to maintain a separate system.
        
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      <![CDATA[Midtown-<br>
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School Board Charter is seperate from City Of Memphis Govt. Charter.<br>
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City govt charter is not under surrender
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. Norris should know that he will have a fight on his hand. His agenda is to protect and segregate for his surbanian interest.
        
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      <![CDATA[Your article states: "Memphis City Council voted unanimously for a resolution 'accepting and approving the dissolution and surrender of the Memphis City Charter.'"  Are we surrendering our CITY charter as well as our city SCHOOLs charter?<br>
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