SUMMARY: The Mississippi Supreme Court, by a 7-2 majority, decided that Parents for Public Schools, Inc. (PPS) has no standing to challenge two bills that grant public funds to private schools. Represented by the ACLU, PPS argued that these bills violate the Mississippi Constitution, but the Court found no evidence that public education was adversely impacted. Despite an earlier ruling against private school funding by a Hinds County chancellor, the Court did not discuss the constitutionality of the funds' allocation. Senate Bills 2780 and 3064 involve appropriating $10 million of federal COVID-19 relief to private schools as grants.

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SUMMARY: Tyler Shows, an award-winning teacher from Petal Upper Elementary School, has been charged with sex crimes involving minors and surrendered to Mississippi authorities. Reported by WDAM, Shows faces charges including the dissemination of sexually oriented material to a minor and two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes, with a bond set at $125,000. An investigation began in April after allegations of inappropriate conduct with students. The Milken Educator Award recipient, previously a math teacher at the school, is no longer employed there and is held at the Forrest County Adult Detention Center.

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SUMMARY: Following Dau Mabil's mysterious death, a Hinds County judge ruled on his body's handling amidst a lawsuit between his widow, Karissa Bowley, and brother, Bul Mabil. Judge Dewayne Thomas granted Bowley's request to replace Bul as the plaintiff, acknowledging her next of kin status despite their separation at Mabil's disappearance. Thomas also permitted an independent autopsy directed and funded by Bul, who doubts the investigation's thoroughness. Mabil's body is with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) pending their autopsy. Statewide attention has led Bowley to agree to publicly share the autopsy findings. Mabil, a Sudanese immigrant, vanished on March 25 and was found deceased in the Pearl River.

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