Tennessee District Settles With Parents In Child Abuse Lawsuit After Teacher Allegedly Mistreated Special Ed Students For Years

A Tennessee School District Has Settled With Parents In A Child Abuse Lawsuit. The Teacher Who Allegedly Injured The Children Is Facing 20 Felony Charges From A 2023 Sullivan County Grand Jury Indictment, And If Convicted, Will See Prison Time.

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Kingsport City School Board Votes To Allow Schools To Search & Interrogate Students During School Hours

The Kingsport School Board Approved A New Policy That The Police May Interrogate Students At School For Incidents That Occur Off School Grounds. Children That Refuse To Speak May Be Suspended. Parents/Guardians Will Be Notified But The Proceedings Will Continue With Or Without Them. Did The School Board Have A Lack Of Transparency On This Policy?

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Not All Republicans In TN General Assembly On Board With Partisan School Board Elections

Some Republicans And School Board Advocates Are Questioning A New State Law That Will Allow Local Tennessee School Board Elections To Become Partisan.

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School Districts Across State Continue To Defy Mask Opt-Out Order

More Than Twenty School Districts Across Tennessee Are Requiring Students To Wear Masks, Despite The Fact That Governor Bill Lee Signed An Executive Order That Gives Parents The Freedom To Opt Their Children Out Of The Mandates.

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More Tennessee Schools To Be Designated As ‘Trauma-Informed’

The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced That They Would Be Adding More Schools To The State’s Trauma-informed Schools Cohort. A Trauma-informed School In Tennessee Means The School Has Received Designation For Their Emphasis On Trauma-informed Strategies To Support Students.

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