Lucy Elementary School News Today

Memphis students return to class Monday for the 2023-24 school year. It promises to be a less turbulent year, but still consequential for students and families.

If the timeline is adhered to, this years Germantown High freshmen would attend the new school their senior years.

The agreement includes a four-year transition plan, allowing Millington Municipal Schools to purchase Lucy Elementary building for $3.3 million.

The sale and transfer agreement provides a four-year transition period for current Lucy Elementary School students and staff.

The details of the agreement are unclear, and have not been publicized. Both MSCS and Millington Municipal School board members are poised to vote Tuesday.

MSCS will lose three Germantown-area schools in exchange for a promise of more than $100 million toward a new replacement high school in Cordova.

In a split vote, county commissioners support funding a new school to replace Germantown High School and deter a lawsuit, but questions remain.

The written Germantown schools agreement was made public for the first time Friday.

Shelby County officials have pledged $72.5 million toward the construction of a new high school in the Cordova area in a deal that would end a long-running dispute.

The agreement has been months in the making and faces final votes before the end of the year.