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Laverne Sims, Guest Contributor

Laverne Sims, Guest Contributor

Laverne Sims is the chair of the Concerned Citizens of the Marvell Area, a former Marvell-Elaine School District Board member and a named plaintiff in Doris Jackson et al v Arkansas Department of Education et al (60CV-23-3267) in Pulaski County Circuit Court.

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The State Board of Education held a public meeting at the Marvell-Elaine School District in Marvell Thursday morning, April 13, 2023. Stacy Smith, deputy commissioner with the Arkansas Department of Education, back to camera, presented various options available to the board concerning the disposition of the beleaguered school district. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

LEARNS lawsuit “aims to protect our school district”

By: - May 31, 2023

My name is Laverne Sims, chair of the group Concerned Citizens of the Marvell Area. I am writing to dispel some of the rumors, misinformation and propaganda that our state leaders are spreading about our lawsuit against the state concerning the plan to sell our school district to a charter-school management company. I was a […]