Dickie Scruggs Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne
on Apr 08, 2016
Former lawyer Dickie Scruggs spoke to the Rotary
Club of North Jackson at its April 5, 2016 meeting.
The main topic of his presentation was Second
Chance Mississippi, a non profit organization he
founded to get more of Mississippi's youth a GED
or high school equivalency certificate. He cited
statistics that there are 500,000 high school drop-
outs in Mississippi, that 14,000 more drop out an-
nually, and that 77 high school students drop out
each school day. His objective is to raise Mississippi
from 50th in the number of young people complet-
ing high school.
Club of North Jackson at its April 5, 2016 meeting.
The main topic of his presentation was Second
Chance Mississippi, a non profit organization he
founded to get more of Mississippi's youth a GED
or high school equivalency certificate. He cited
statistics that there are 500,000 high school drop-
outs in Mississippi, that 14,000 more drop out an-
nually, and that 77 high school students drop out
each school day. His objective is to raise Mississippi
from 50th in the number of young people complet-
ing high school.
Mr. Scruggs also discussed his incarceration in a
federal prison in Kentucky and the time that it
took for him to be accepted as a "legitimate", i.e.,
non-pedophile prisoner. He is shown (center)
in the accompanying photo with club member
Clinton Smith (left) and Club President Tom Parry
(right). We thank Mr. Scruggs for his presentation
and wish him well with "Second Chance Mississippi".
federal prison in Kentucky and the time that it
took for him to be accepted as a "legitimate", i.e.,
non-pedophile prisoner. He is shown (center)
in the accompanying photo with club member
Clinton Smith (left) and Club President Tom Parry
(right). We thank Mr. Scruggs for his presentation
and wish him well with "Second Chance Mississippi".
