Judge Recesses Municipal School Trial Til Later In September
(Memphis) Judge Hardy Mays has recessed a trial about the constitutionality of the plan for Shelby County municipalities to form new school districts.
Judge Mays said he wants to take time to review witness testimony.
Thousands flocked to the polls just a few weeks ago to overwhelmingly approve starting suburban school districts, but a decision by Jude Hardy Mays could stop the schools in their tracks.
Both sides are presenting, what they believe to be, proof that argues their case.
Judge Mays is listening to the evidence as he considers if the state, suburbs, election commission or county are right about the creation of municipal schools.
State Senator Mark Norris who wrote the law that allowed for the referendum to create municipal schools said, “A lot of it is irrelevant as far as I can tell, but they are entitled to use up as much time as they can.”
Shelby County Commissioners filed a lawsuit claiming the August referendum, allowing municipal schools, is unconstitutional.
They claim the law singles out Shelby county.
The law’s language specifically says it applies to any county in the state that had a school transition planning commission in place when it was passed, not “may” have.
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