WBBJ TV
May 20, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. The Jackson-Madison County School Board is moving forward with four projects throughout the district.
Those projects are the Jackson Academic STEAM Academy, the JMCSS Teaching and Learning Center, Pope School K-8, and a multipurpose stadium, according to a news release.
Federal funding from Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER 2.0, allowed the school system to begin several of these projects, including transforming the former Malesus Elementary School to become the physical facility for JASA, the release says.
“As the second largest system in West Tennessee, Jackson-Madison County has the fiscal capacity to improve several areas of need. What you’re seeing now is a joint effort from the school system and local government to apply the strategic application needed to address long- standing needs. The CommUNITY project will impact academic and economic outcomes,” Superintendent Dr. Marlon King said in the releas
WBBJ TV
December 29, 2020
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. A vacant elementary school is picking up the pieces after investigators say it was vandalized.
It was at Malesus Elementary School where several individuals allegedly entered the school and destroyed up to $50,000 of school property on Christmas Day.
This school has been permanently closed since 2018, so it is unknown why or how someone would do this.
In the video provided by Crime Stoppers, you can see three men appear to be continuously destroying school items. It is unknown at this time who the three people are or what the motive was.
“On the 25th of December, Christmas Day, Madison County Sheriff’s Office dispatched deputies to the Malesus School in regards to a vandalism incident,” said Tom Mapes, the public information officer for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.