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emphis-Shelby County documents do not specify when the Schools Superintendent alleged relationships occurred, other Joris Ray supervised at than a reference to the NDA signed by least two women his wife one of the women in January 2004. alleges he had affairs with, personnel Robert L.J. Spence Jr., the attorney files reveal. representing Ray, said in a statement Employee performance evaluato Chalkbeat last month, “Allegations tion documents from 2005, 2008, and asserted in court pleadings should not 2009, acquired by Chalkbeat last week be reported as truths.” via public records requests, show Ray It is also unclear whether either of was the direct supervisor of one of the alleged affairs fall within the scope of three women said in divorce filings to the school board’s investigation. Asked have engaged in a sexual relationship whether the breadth of the investigawith him. tion has changed, board chair Michelle Ray became an alternative schools McKissack responded with a statement: coordinator in 2002 and the head of “Under the guidance of our legal counsel the Office of Alternative Schools in the board must limit comments while the 2006. The woman’s personnel records investigation is underway.” for 2008 and 2009 don’t specify her position, but she held several roles, including as a records clerk, secretary, and administrative assistant in various district offices while employed at the district from August 2001 to October 2018. The woman received high marks from Ray in all performance reviews. Ray gave her a score of 30 out of 35 in a June 2005 review, when she was a records clerk, calling her a “dedicated and loyal employee.” “She far exceeds the job knowledge for the position,” Ray wrote. “I will not hesitate PHOTO: SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS/ FACEBOOK to recommend her for any desired position.” Ray admitted to having sexual In a June 2008 review, Ray relations outside of his marriage gave the woman a 4.4 out of 5, and a score of 4.7 in a July with three women in recent 2009 review. The woman’s court filings from his divorce. personnel file does not include reviews from 2006 or 2007. It also does not make clear when she left Current district policy “strongly the Office of Alternative Schools, but discourages romantic or sexual relashe received her first review from the tionships between a manager or other district’s policy office in August 2011. supervisory employee and their staff,” Last week, The Commercial Appeal according to the district’s employee reported another of the three women handbook, citing the risk of actual or was a subordinate to Ray in 2004, when perceived conflicts of interest, favoritshe is said to have signed a nondiscloism, and bias. sure agreement (NDA) about their afThe policy also requires parties to fair. Chalkbeat obtained those records. disclose any relationship to managThe timeline and other details ers. Chalkbeat on July 14th filed an regarding the two alleged affairs are open records request asking the school unclear, so it is not known whether the district whether Ray disclosed any such alleged affairs took place while Ray was relationships. On Friday afternoon, the supervising the women. Ray admitted district responded that it does not posto having sexual relations outside of his sess any such documents. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organizamarriage with three women in recent tion covering public education. court filings from his divorce, but the