Tennessee Conservative
The Collierville School Board Held A Special Meeting Sunday Night With Less Than Three Hours Notice To Discuss Their Response To The Omicron Variant. No Livestream Option Was Made Available.
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The Public Citizen Litigation Group Helped File A Lawsuit In Davidson County Chancery Court Against The Tennessee Department Of Human Resources Last Week Over A Report That Outlined Recommendations On How To Respond To The Covid-19 Pandemic. The State Denied A Public Records Request, Filed By Plaintiff Thomas Wesley, A State Employee Who Requested The Document As A Tennessee Citizen.
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“Nothing Is Off The Table, Including Domestic Travel,” Psaki Said. “But We Do Have Some Strong Protections In Place Already, Including Requirement Of Mask Wearing, Which Was Extended, Doubling Of Fines If People Are Not In Compliance.”
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New National Research Shows That Parents Fear Students Who Lost Time In School During The Pandemic Shutdowns Could Experience Long-Term Effects On Their Learning And Career Opportunities.
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Life Has Been Rough The Past 18 Months For Tennesseans Who Make Their Living Through The State’s Tourism And Festival Industry.
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A Middle Tennessee Mom Believes Her Freshman Daughter Is Being Treated Unfairly Because, As A Virtual Student, She Is Not Being Allowed To Attend Her High School’s Homecoming Dance.
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The Hamilton County School Board Approved A New Policy For Their Professional Code Of Conduct At Their Regularly Scheduled Meeting On Thursday Evening.
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Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Has Granted Eight Of 14 Waiver Requests From Tennessee School Leaders Wanting To Switch Temporarily To Remote Learning Under A COVID Response Plan That Began This Week.
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On August 10, 2021 The Rutherford County Board Of Education Reviewed And Approved A Procedure Intended To Prevent Students And Staff From Being Quarantined Who Were Covid Free Or Symptom Free. Despite This Clear Intent, The Director Of Schools For Rutherford County Schools (RCS) Unilaterally Changed This Procedure To remove Non-Symptomatic And Non-Covid Positive Students From Schools–With No Input, Consultation, Or Vote From The Board. The Legality Of RCS Moving Forward With These Procedures Is Questionable, But The Result Is Not.
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Several Schools Across Tennessee Have Begun Shutting Down Citing A “Strong Surge In COVID Cases And Quarantines Among Teachers And Staff” And They Have Been Alerted That Remote Learning Is An Option On A Conditional Basis.
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