BARTLETT, TN- (WMC-TV) - Suburban mayors are meeting with their attorneys behind closed doors to plan their next move to form their own school districts.
The suburbs say they are not going back to the drawing board, but are instead adding to a pre-existing sketch.
Behind closed doors, with Bartlett police standing guard, six municipal mayors tossed around ideas with attorneys.
"We would wanna send a message, again, of cautious optimism," said Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner.
The suburbs are moving forward in the fight to form their own school districts.
Tuesday morning's meeting was the first the mayors have had since a federal judge ruled they cannot form municipal schools in 2013.
They say they are not abandoning the original plan, but are searching for alternatives.
"Lots of good give and take, a lot of what-ifs and what the next steps are and who's going to take those next steps," said Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald.