Star Staff Reports
Ronnie Mackin
Millington School Board member Ronnie Mackin made headlines in Memphis last week announcing his resignation as principal of Trezevant High School in Memphis. Mackin released a six-page resignation letter Thursday with allegations ranging from inappropriate sexual relationships between school employees, accused the former head football coach of paying players to play for Trezevant and said he found inconsistencies between grades on report cards and on transcripts. The former Trezevant principal also alleged the school discovered nearly all of its 142 seniors were not on track to graduate. He noted students received credits for classes they did not pass and grades had been changed to boost grade point averages. The two-time defending State champions Trezevant Bears are alleged to have some students who benefited from the grade changes. Some of those players will be attend NCAA schools for football. The team forfeited one game last year during a investigation, but the TSSAA cleared the team of any wrongdoing.
Shelby County Schools officials said the district is still looking into the case.
