Claim: Says that "Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year" -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.
Fact-check: Schools must get half the proceeds from county sales tax increase, says Stand For Children
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Zack Mcmillin
Date published: 2012-11-04T00:00:00