New State Law Mandates One-Year Suspension For Students Who Assault Teachers

As Violent Incidents By Students Against Teachers In Tennessee Schools Increase, A New Law Also Increases Mandatory Consequences To Hold Those Students Accountable For Their Behavior.

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Rideshare Driver Exposes Himself, Makes Sexual Advances Toward Underage School Girls As He Drives Them To Nashville School

A Man Who Was Employed By A Rideshare Company, Contracted By Metro Nashville Public Schools To Provide Transportation For Students Who Need Specialized Routes To Get To School, Was Arrested For 2 Counts Of Solicitation Of Minors To Induce Sexual Acts.

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School Districts Vote Down Charter Schools In Metro Nashville & Rutherford County

Rutherford County Schools And Metro Nashville Public Schools Have Both Recently Denied Applications For New Charter Schools Within Their Districts.

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Tennessee School Districts Plan To Refuse New Law Allowing Teachers To Protect Students By Carrying Firearms On Campus

Despite The Fact That Both The Tennessee House And Senate Passed Legislation Allowing Teachers To Carry Handguns On Campus, Many School Districts Across The State Are Hesitant To Discuss Changes To Their Policies And Others Have Already Stated That They Will Not Allow Teachers To Be Armed.

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Rutherford County School Board Candidate And Teacher Investigated By TBI For Inappropriate Conduct

A Rutherford County School Board Candidate Was Suspended From His Teaching Job Amid Allegations Of Inappropriate Conduct.

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Nashville Leaders Discuss Reconsideration Of School Start Times After Alleged Attempted Kidnapping Of 3 Girls In Hermitage

The Community Is Looking For Answers After The Alleged Attempted Kidnapping Of Three Girls Last Thursday Morning In The Hermitage Area.

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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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Metro Nashville Attempts To Deny Another Charter School

In The Past Three Years, The MNPS Board Of Education Has Not Approved A Single Application For New Charter Schools. So Far, Five Of Those Applicants Have Gone On To Gain Approval From The Charter School Commission.

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