Jefferson County School Board To Consider Committee Recommendation To Squelch Public Speech At Voting Meetings

As The Ink Was Drying On Governor Lee’s Signature On Public Chapter 300 (2023) Requiring A Period Of Citizen Comment At All Public Meetings Of Governing Bodies In Tennessee, The Policy Committee Of The Jefferson County School Board Was Constructing A Recommendation To Eliminate Public Comment At School Board “Voting” Meetings With Director Of Schools, Dr. Tommy Arnold Concurring.

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Gun Control Focus Of Special Legislative Session (Op-Ed)

Governor Bill Lee Has Called For A Special Session To, In His Words, “Strengthen Public Safety And Preserve Constitutional Rights”. In This Session, He Will Be Asking The General Assembly To Enact A “Red Flag” Gun Law. If You Have The Slightest Doubt, Read The 13-Page Draft Legislation. Does Tennessee Have Enough Constitutional Conservatives In The Legislature To Reject More Gun Control Initiatives Including Red Flag Laws?

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Jefferson County GOP Calls For Removal Of Allied Behavioral Health Solutions & LGBTQ+ Ideology From Jefferson County Schools

A Formal Resolution Has Been Made By The Jefferson County Republican Party Executive Committee Asking The Jefferson County School District To End Its Business Relationship With Allied Behavioral Health Solutions (ABHS) And To Remove All Their Personnel From All Schools In The District.

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Bill That Would Have Allowed Communities To Elect School Superintendents Fails Again

A Bill That Would Have Given Local Communities The Choice To Elect Their School Superintendent Or Keep The System Of Appointing Them Failed In The Senate Education Committee At The Beginning Of March.

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Election Integrity – Topic Of Prime Concern At Sevier County Conservative Leadership Summit

Kathy Harms Addressed The Topic Of Election Integrity And Demonstrated A Paper Ballot Printed On Currency Grade Stock That Includes 8 Security Features. Her Address To The Summit Included Several State Constitutional References And Dire Warnings Of Election Irregularities That Are Likely To Occur If State Legislators Fail To Act.

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Jefferson School Board Ends Practice Of Tracking Citizens

Jefferson County Citizens Are Both Relieved And Encouraged To Learn That The School Board Is No Longer Publishing A Monthly Tracking Report Listing The Names Of Record Requestors, The Date Of The Request, And A Description Of The Documents Requested.

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Empowered Jefferson Organized To Advance Conservative Public Policy In Jefferson County, TN

Citizens Often Assume Nothing Can Be Done About Taxes, Zoning, Or Left-Leaning Ideology In Our Public Schools. Empowered Jefferson Tackles Issues Of Public Policy Head-On And Aims To Advise Others On How To Be More Active In Shaping It.

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Jefferson County Commission Stands Up For Medical Freedom Of Tennessee Guardsmen

The Jefferson County Commission Has Issued A Formal Resolution Supporting The Medical Freedoms Of Tennessee’s National Guardsmen.

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Op-Ed: Centralized Power And The Origin Of Appointed School Directors, A Recipe For Controversial Educational Practices

There Is No Constitutional Requirement That School Superintendents Be Elected Rather Than Appointed. However, State Legislators Should Take A Lesson From The Concept Of Decentralized Power And Apply It To The Governance Of Local School Systems, Separating The Power Of Superintendents From Their Respective School Boards. Just Like The Governor Is Elected By All The People Of The State; And Legislators Are Elected By The People Of Their Districts, School Superintendents Should Be Elected By All The People Of The County (Or City); And School Board Members Should Be Elected By Their Respective District Voters. It Is Time For Conservatives To Act On This Important Issue And Return The Sacred Right Of Voters To Elect Their School Superintendent.

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Jefferson County Commission Calls on General Assembly to Give School Districts the Option of Elected School Superintendents

Jefferson County Commission Approved A Resolution Calling On The Tennessee General Assembly To Enact Legislation That Would Provide Local School Districts, Cities, Or Counties, The Option Of Electing Their School Superintendents.

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