One of Memphis' top education leaders wonders if a Memphis and Shelby County schools merger will stick.

Memphis school union president Keith Williams questions if the November 2010 Memphis schools charter surrender was futile.

Williams has his eye on the federal court battle to stop the suburbs from forming their own schools to avert the merger.

While the judge voided a suburban effort to start their own schools in 2013, he did not rule on the part of the lawsuit to stop it in 2014.

"I just don't know if at the end of the day, will all of this come full circle and we'll be back at square one?" said Williams.

Williams said if the suburbs are successful, he's concerned the long, hard battle that opened old wounds would only change the school systems in name.

Collierville Mayor:

• Stan Joyner  73%
• Tom Allen 27%

Collierville Alderman Position 3:

• John Worely 61%
• Carl Hardeman 25%
• Greg Cotton 14%

Collierville Alderman Position 5:

• Jimmy Loft 69%
• Steven Shelton 31%

Collierville School Board Position 4:

• Mark Hansen 78%
• Vivian Jones 22%

Collierville School Board Position 2:

• Wanda Chism 35%
• Margaret Kasperbauer 28%
• Cathy Messerly 19%
• Asit Patel 11%
• Derrick McNeal 7%

Collierville School Board Position 3:

Candidates who are running for Collierville's prospective municipal school board debated Tuesday night on why they should be elected.

Opinions were expressed by 13 candidates running for five school board positions.

14 running candidates are listed below, but only 13 participated in the debate. 

• Position 1:  Kevin Vaughan and F. Auston Wortman III
• Position 2: Wanda Chism, Margaret Kasperbauer, Derrick McNeal, Cathy Messerly and Asit Patel  
• Position 3: Pam Hathaway, Carr Kelsey and Jan Speare
• Position 4: John Mark Hansen and Vivian Jones
• Position 5.Wright Cox and Curt Fields

It was the second debate held at Collierville High School, candidates for mayor and aldermen had a debate Oct. 2.