Lack of MSCS money puts Whitehaven STEM Lab in jeopardy [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some Shelby County Commissioners are pointing fingers at the school district for not coming up with its share of funding for the Whitehaven High School STEM Lab, a major project for the community.

On April 3, a turn of a shovel and a groundbreaking ceremony celebrated the almost $10 million Whitehaven High School STEM Lab. Speakers like former Mayor Jim Strickland MSCS Board Chair Althea Greene and Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins were on hand.

But months later, that excitement is now being met with questions about the status of the building. The project is now in limbo over funding.

Whitehaven HS breaks ground on new STEM building

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., wearing a hard hat and with a shovel nearby for dramatic effect, said Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ $2.3 million commitment to the project is what is missing.

“We’re talking about a $10 million building,” Ford said. “All the school system has to do is honor $2.3 million.”

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