Some Tennessee Lawmakers Flat-Out Condemn Lee’s School Voucher Expansion

On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee Announced His Plan To Expand Taxpayer-Funded School Vouchers Through A Program Known As The Education Freedom Scholarship Act, And Proponents Of Tennessee’s Public Education System Are Anything But Happy About It.

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Bill Lee Can’t Understand Why People Don’t Trust His New COVID Promises

Bill Lee Can’t Figure Out Why People Don’t Trust Him When He Promises No Lockdowns, Mask Mandates Or Forced Vaccination.
Let Me Explain Why Awake Tennesseans Are Rightfully Worried…

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Special Session Bills: New Hate Crime Categories, Police’s Right To Assign SROs, Reporting To Feds About Mentally “Defective” Youth, Protection For Gun Owners

Newly Filed Bills Include 6 Democrat-Sponsored Bills That Aim To Create New “Hate Crime” Categories, And Republican Bills Dealing With Codification Of A Local Law Enforcement Agency’s Right To Assign SROs, Reporting Requirements For Mental Health Care Professionals, Reporting Requirements Of Criminal Courts To The Feds About Juveniles Deemed Mentally “Defective,” Civil Liability Protection For Gun Owners Who Have Had Their Firearms Stolen, And Reporting Requirements For Courts About Individuals That Have Been “Committed” And More.

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Newly Filed Special Session Bills Take Aim At School Handgun Carry Policies, Making Minors’ Autopsy Reports Private, Mental Health & Creating Felony Charges For Coercion

Newly Filled Tennessee Special Session Bills Focus In On Topics Ranging From Handgun Carry Policies For Private Schools, Redirecting State Funds For Psychiatric Services, Specifying What Kinds Of Autopsy Reports Are Public Documents, Reporting Requirements For Mental Health Professionals, A Loan Repayment Program For Mental Health Professionals, And Creating A Class D Felony For Anyone Who Coerces A Minor To Steal Firearms Or Commit Certain Crimes Using Firearms.

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Republican Reps Prepare For Special Session With Mental Health As A Focus, But At What Cost? 

There Is An Aspect To Using The Upcoming Special Session As A Focus On Mental Health, And That Is One That Would Impact Tennessee Children In A Way Perhaps Most Tennessee Parents Might Not Have Even Conceived Of.

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Newly Signed Legislation Means More Changes For Tennessee Schools

Over The Last Few Weeks, Governor Lee Has Signed A Number Of Laws Recently Passed By The Tennessee Legislature Regarding Schools And Education. With Issues Such As The Third-Grade Retention Law And School Vouchers Being Widely Discussed Recently, Other Bills Have Slipped Through Without Much Notice. Here Is A Run-Down Of Some Legislation Affecting Education That May Not Be As Well-Known

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Lee Signs Bill Prohibiting Forced Implicit Bias Training For Tennessee Teachers

Legislation That Prevents Tennessee’s School Employees From Being Forced To Participate In Implicit Bias Training Was Officially Signed By Governor Bill Lee On May 17th, 2023.

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Covenant School Files Motion To Intervene In Release Of Shooter’s “Manifesto”

In Light Of Recent Lawsuits Requesting Release Of The Covenant School Shooter’s “Manifesto,” The School And Covenant Presbyterian Church Took Action Earlier This Week To Prevent The Public Release Of Certain Information.

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TN Legislators Vote To Prevent Forced Implicit Bias Trainings For Teachers

State Legislators Are Sending A Bill That Would Prevent School Employees From Being Forced To Sit Through Implicit Bias Trainings To Governor Lee’s Desk.

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Bill Prohibiting Forced Implicit Bias Training For Teachers To Be Heard By TN House

A Bill That Would Prohibit Tennessee Public School Districts From Forcing Teachers To Participate In “Implicit Bias Training” Is Now Scheduled To Be Heard On The House’s Regular Calendar On Thursday.

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