Meanwhile, safety concerns are on the rise tonight for parents
of students at Memphis Shelby County Schools after a letter
sent to the district threatens a strike among school resource
officers.
W e.g. S Ashley Paul spoke with parents tonight,
just days ahead of the scheduled high school football Jamboree.
I think they should give them what they asking for.
Sherina Dodge, mother of a Riverwood Elementary first grader,
is asking the Memphis Shelby County School District to do
one simple thing,
Take care of. It's something I worry about every day.
I continually pray every every night and every morning before
I let them go.
The concern comes just days after a letter was sent
to MSCS from the Office of School Safety on behalf
of the school resource officers demanding officer safety pay raises
and hiring more officers. The letter explains plans for a
walk out Friday morning until these demands are met,
leaving kids at school without a guard to protect them.
We need that extra security so we can be,
you know, comfortable while we're,
you know it. At work and doing our jobs and
making sure our kids are safe.
This strike plans to extend into the weekend if the
demands are not met,
where dozens of high school football games are planned as
part of the 2024 MSCS high School Football Jamboree.
At last year's event, shots were fired on the field
in Cordova and a large fight broke out in Whitehaven.
It's safety. Memphis is high in crime right now so
you know,
having that extra security you know,
it's it's you know, it lessens us the worry on
us when we're going out because we.
Events for our kids, but you know,
it's hard sometimes when you got to worry about,
you know, people acting crazy.
The deadline listed in the letter is Wednesday,
and school board member Althea Green told WREG today that
she expects the Superintendent to resolve these issues.
A meeting this morning with Superintendent Dr.
Marie Fagans and the Sr.
OS allegedly became heated with officers storming out after meeting
their new director.
For your news leader, I'm Ashley Paul.
WREG News Channel 3 and we're still waiting to hear
from MSCS on the possible strike by School Resource Officer.