When the going gets tough, the tough get in line early.
Memphis City Schools announced that sign-ups for open enrollment would start at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. But Renee Farrell wasn’t taking any chances. She and a friend arrived at the school board offices at 11 o’clock Monday night, an hour when many Memphians were watching North Carolina celebrate its win over Michigan State in the NCAA championship game.
Farrell, who lives in the Ross Elementary School attendance zone, has one child in Richland Elementary School and wants to make sure a younger sibling gets in too.
“I’m optimistic,” she said after filling out her papers seven hours later. “As long as they don’t go to a lottery rule.”
Loyce Shelley arrived at the school board at 11:30 p.m. Monday and got number 21. She slept outside in a lawn chair.
