Superintendent Applicant Files Should Be Open -- Ruling Says City Schools Must Make Records On Candidates Available

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A chancellor ruled Monday that records of all applicants for the recent vacancy for superintendent of the Memphis City Schools are public records and should be provided to The Commercial Appeal.

Chancellor Walter Evans' ruling came after the newspaper filed suit against the school board, which provided access only to records of the five semifinalists selected by Ray and Associates, the Iowa- based company hired by the board to conduct the search.

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Superintendent Applicant Files Should Be Open -- Ruling Says City Schools Must Make Records On Candidates Available

Evans said Ray and Associates was performing a governmental function as...

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