Bill To Allow School Resource Officers To Handcuff Special Needs Students Fails In TN House Subcommittee

The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee Voted To Fail A Bill That Would Have Enabled School District Security Officers To Use Mechanical Restraints, Or Handcuffs, On Disabled Students.

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Legislature To Consider Handcuffing Special Needs Children In Tennessee Schools, Method Of “Emergency” Restraint

This Week The Senate Education Committee Will Be Considering A Bill To Allow School Resource Officers (SROs) And School Security Officers To Handcuff Special Needs Children In “Emergency” Circumstances.

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Hamilton County School Board Votes Down Resolution Against Retention Law

The Hamilton County School Board Voted To Not Approve A Resolution That Would Oppose A State Law Requiring Schools To Retain Third Graders Who Are Not Reading On Grade Level When They Met Last Thursday.

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Hamilton County School Board Attorney Supports Legislation Allowing School Security Officers To Handcuff Special Needs Kids

According To Rep. Greg Martin, Scott Bennett, Attorney For The Hamilton County School Board, Asked Him To Run A Bill Allowing Both School Resource Officers And School Security Officers To Handcuff Children Receiving Special Education Services, In An “Emergency.”

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Third Grade Retention Law Could Pit Republicans Against Each Other

Amid Statewide Complaints About Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law, Legislative Republicans Are Likely To Butt Heads Over Efforts To Tweak The Measure In 2023.

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All 8 Hamilton County Charter Schools Required To Amend Their Contracts

Hamilton County Public Charter Schools Are Being Required To Redo Their Contracts With The School District And Include A Performance Framework In Order To Be In Compliance With State Law.

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Hamilton County School Board Predicts 30% of Third-Graders At-Risk Of Retention

Hamilton County School’s District Officials Are Expecting At Least 30% Of Third Grade Students To Be In Danger Of Not Making It To The Fourth Grade.

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Conservatives Hold “Respect Fest” For Hamilton County Board Member After Far-Left Group Calls For Her Resignation

Last Night, Conservatives In Hamilton County Held A “Respect Fest” For HCS School Board Member Rhonda Thurman Following An Attack By A Local Far-Left Group Calling For Her Resignation.

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Hamilton County School Board Attempting To Restrict Speech At Meetings

According To The Hamilton County Chapter Of Moms For Liberty, The School Board Of Education Will Discuss The Possibility Of Implementing A New Policy This Week That Will Effectively Restrict The Speech Of Parents And Community Stakeholders At The County’s School Board Meetings.

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