Johnson City Schools To Spend 1 Million Dollars Annually On Mental Health Care

The Johnson City School Board Voted Unanimously To Approve A Proposal, Pending Budget Approval, That Will Allow The District To Add 16 Masters-Level Full-Time Therapists For The District’s 11 Brick And Mortar Schools, Doubling The Current Spending On Mental Health.

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$13,700 Bonus Paid To Dickson County Director Of Schools Not Approved By Board

An Audit Of Dickson County Schools Found Director Of Schools Danny Weeks Received $13,700 In Compensation As Part Of A Federal Grant That Was Not Part Of His Contract.

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Pork Report Says $1 Million Plus A Year Of Tax Dollars Spent To Fund Lobbying Efforts

In Their 2022 “Pork Report,” The Beacon Center Of Tennessee Says That $1 Million Plus Of Tennessee Tax Dollars Goes To Funding Lobbying Efforts At The State Legislature Every Year.

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‘Trick On Taxpayers’ Outlines Questionable Projects Funded By Pandemic Relief

More And More Federally Funded, Controversial Projects That Came As Part Of Pandemic-Relief Spending Passed By Congress Are Coming To Light, And Few Of Them Do Not Have Anything To Do With The Virus.

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Maury County Began Illegal Mental Health Assessments On Students, Over $300 Thousand Spent On SEL

Maury County Public Schools Began Mental Health Assessments On Children As Young As 8 Years Old Without First Getting Permission From Parents.

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Ten Million In Grant Money Up For Grabs In Tennessee Schools To Increase Mental Health Services

Ten Million In Federal Grant Money Is Up For Grabs In Tennessee For Increased Mental Health Services. The Tennessee Department Of Education Opened Up The Application Process For The Resilient School Communities Grant Last Month With This Thursday Being The Final Day To Apply.

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New Racism, Woke Nashville, Critical Race Theory, Blanket Authority To Mandate, Welcoming Illegal Aliens & More! -TennCon’s Big 7

1) Critics Say Republican Majority In General Assembly Slow To Address Anti-White Crisis At Publicly Funded University
2) City of Nashville To Give Tax Breaks To Companies Who Cover Out Of State Abortion Expenses For Employees
3) Nashville All-Girls School Pauses Gender Diversity Policy To Admit Boys Who Identify As Girls
4) Latest ESSER Surveys Ask Stakeholders To Rank How Important Mental Health Services Are In Schools
5) East TN State University Requests Blanket Authority To Mandate Vaccines For Future Outbreaks
6) Report Questions Tennessee Public School’s Spending Of $3.5B In Pandemic Relief Funds
7) Chattanooga Requests Coordination With Bus Company Dropping Off Immigrants So The City Can Accommodate Their Needs

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Latest ESSER Surveys Ask Stakeholders To Rank How Important Mental Health Services Are In Schools

Public Schools In Tennessee Will Receive Over $4.5 Billion In Federal Money By Fall Of 2023. According To Sources, Tennessee Is Heavily Investing American Rescue Plan ESSER Funds In Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs Under The Guise Of Students’ Mental Health.

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Report Questions Tennessee Public School’s Spending Of $3.5B In COVID-19 Relief Funds

A New Report From Beacon Center Of Tennessee Shows That School Districts Throughout Tennessee Received A Total Of Nearly $3.5 Billion Sent Directly To Districts In Covid-19 Recovery Funding. That Funding, However, Was Then Used By Districts For Items Such As Mattress Pads, Instant Pots, Toaster Ovens, Apple Pens, Security Cameras, Sound Systems, And Sending Teachers To A Conference In Baltimore.

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Mob Rule: How School Boards Undermine Parents And Are Arguably A Means For Implementation Vs Representation [Op-Ed]

Reports Of School Boards Neglecting To Represent The Interests And Address The Concerns Of Families Have Been Emerging. Not Only Have Countless Videos Been Uploaded To Social Media Accounts Of Parents Pleading With Board Members Only To Be Buzzed Out Of Time And Overlooked, But Board Members Began To Report Parents As Terrorists Who Expressed Opposition To What Boards Were Mandating To Students. Evidence Is Accumulating That Show School Boards Have Become A Tool Of Teachers Unions.

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