school closing in Shelby county

[fredjones]

The Commercial Appeal is reporting that MLK Prep is closing at the end of the school year.  Its returning students will transfer to Trezevant for the 2024-2025 school year.

[TryNotToSuck]

9 hours ago, fredjones said:

The Commercial Appeal is reporting that MLK Prep is closing at the end of the school year.  Its returning students will transfer to Trezevant for the 2024-2025 school year.

Was there a reason why they're closing? Not totally sure that students have to go to Trezevant.

[fredjones]

the news story said that the contract between the operator of the school and the school board was expiring and was not going to be renewed.  The news story also reported that the students would be going to Trezevant as that is the closest Shelby county school.

[Southtowner]

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/16/mscs-school-closures-humes-mlk-prep/73326346007/

[Waker]

On 4/17/2024 at 1:21 PM, fredjones said:

The Commercial Appeal is reporting that MLK Prep is closing at the end of the school year.  Its returning students will transfer to Trezevant for the 2024-2025 school year.

Students will transfer to Trezevant. Students who are good at football will transfer to MASE.

[Southtowner]

On 4/17/2024 at 1:21 PM, fredjones said:

The Commercial Appeal is reporting that MLK Prep is closing at the end of the school year.  Its returning students will transfer to Trezevant for the 2024-2025 school year.

Will Trez remain 2A after the influx of another 2A school?  

[fredjones]

it all depends on how the TSSAA does classification in the fall.

[mrbigster]

TSSAA will let them all go to Mase.

[warmachine7954]

23 hours ago, mrbigster said:

TSSAA will let them all go to Mase.

MASE is a charter. They can accept kids from any where. 

[pujo]

16 hours ago, warmachine7954 said:

MASE is a charter. They can accept kids from any where. 

And that needs to go, Charter ,private ,magnet,city and any school that operates differently than pure public schools should be separated. What really needs to be done is address urban and rural. About all the usual powers have access to several kids from other schools period.

[warmachine7954]

6 hours ago, pujo said:

And that needs to go, Charter ,private ,magnet,city and any school that operates differently than pure public schools should be separated. What really needs to be done is address urban and rural. About all the usual powers have access to several kids from other schools period.

Communism? Got it.

[TheTruthHurts22]

6 hours ago, warmachine7954 said:

Communism? Got it.

For perspective the county school I’m associated and graduated from only has 7,600 people in the entire county with a median age of roughly 47. That’s not very many 14-18 year olds to choose from. I think the football team had 25-28 kids or around there. 
On the other hand Shelby County has 916,000+ with a median age of 36. This isn’t just about Shelby county, but all the big ones with huge economic advantages! 

An urban/rural split would benefit tons of smaller schools that have to compete with counties with 120x the amount of people. Especially the ones who can pick and choose their players from a pool like that!
 

I also agree with Pujo about charter and magnets and they will eventually be phased into the private divisions because it is obviously an advantage plus all the funding! Add that county schools can’t go recruit outside of their county like charters and magnets! 

Edited April 30 by TheTruthHurts22