Feagins Fired From MSCS in Tense, Chaotic Meeting

The board may have to pay Feagins $487,500 in severance.


Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins engages with students during a visit to Grandview Heights Elementary School in April 2024, soon after she took the job. (Ariel J. Cobbert for Chalkbeat)

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