Temporary Virtual Learning May Be Coming For Quarantined Hamilton County Students

With Over 600 Students Possibly Being Quarantined From Covid-19 Exposure In Hamilton County, There May Be Virtual Learning Options On The Way. During A Work Session On Monday, August 16, The District Said That Zoom Learning Would Be “Allowed But Not Required” For Students Who Are In Quarantine.

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Governor Lee’s Office Releases Email Concerning ‘Conspiracy Theories’

On Thursday, August 12, Governor Bill Lee’s Office Cautioned Tennessee Lawmakers About “Conspiracy Theories” That Have Been Circulating. In These Theories Are Claims About “Quarantine Camps” And Forced Vaccinations.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 13, 2021

1) Sexton Asks Lee For Special Session To Address School’s COVID Response
2) Lee’s Executive Order Opens Door For Construction Of Temporary Quarantine/Isolation Facilities In TN
3) State Expects Chattanooga Illegal Alien Shelter’s License To Be Suspended Into Fall
4) Legislators Seek Answers Regarding Billions In No-Bid Contracts
5) Concert Promoter Discriminates Against COVID-19 Survivors With Natural Immunity
6) Maryville Event Venue Closes Its Doors To Freedom Matters Tour
7) Hamilton County Curriculum Review Reveals Widespread CRT Ideologies

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Lee’s Executive Order Opens Door For Construction Of Temporary Quarantine/Isolation Facilities In TN

Governor Bill Lee, With Little Fanfare, Signed A New Executive Order On Friday, August 6th Which May Be The Most Bombastic Yet, If Not Downright Nefarious. And That Is Saying A Lot Considering That Last Year, The Governor Signed Orders Issuing Lockdowns And Calling Workers Nonessential In Addition To “Encouraging” Churches To Remain Closed. But Executive Order 83 Seems To Fall Right In Line With The Plans Of The Biden Administration And Sets The Table In Tennessee For A Healthritocracy To Literally Take Over State Government And Completely Obliterate Individual Liberties Here In Our State.

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Joint Statement To Gov Lee & TN General Assembly On Masks In Schools

For Well Over A Year Now, We Have Seen The Negative Impact Of Government Mandates On Businesses And Families In Response To This Virus. But There Can Be No Doubt That Our Students Here In Tennessee Have Been Some Of The Hardest Hit And They Have The Scars To Prove It. The Latest TCAP Results Show That Less Than 30% Of Our Students Across The State Are Reading And Understanding Math Simply At Their Own Grade Level. And For The Most Part, We Know That We Can Blame The Lack Of In-person Learning Over The Prior School Year. Yet, We Are Now Heading In That Same Direction For The 2021-2022 School Year.

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Chattanooga Mayor Shuts Down Two Community Centers After Confirmed COVID Cases

On Wednesday, July 21st, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly Temporarily Closed Two Community Centers After A Single Confirmed Case Of COVID Was Discovered At Each Facility.

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Financial Woes Surpass Coronavirus As Top Concern Of Americans

Some 44 Percent Of Americans Say They Cannot Afford Another Year Like 2020, According To A Recent Survey By WalletHub, As The Country Enters A Second Year Of Dealing With The Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Tennessee Bill Could Limit Unlawful Restrictions Placed On Churches During Emergencies

The Main Goal Of A Newly Proposed Bill, By Representative Rusty Grills, Is To Keep The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency From Imposing Unlawful Restrictions On Churches During Emergencies.

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COVID Exposed The Flaws In Federalized Education

When COVID-19 shut down classrooms from coast to coast, few districts had contingency plans to plug the hole it put in our children’s learning skills and plans for the next year. This impacted many of their SAT scores, scholarships, college entrance requirements and exams. With no strategic plans during a shutdown, and generous union contracts, school teachers across the U.S. collected full time checks while sitting home. States require schools to include 180 days of classroom instruction and teaching programs. But this was ignored around America. Teachers got paid if they worked or not and many children played with friends instead of doing lessons in quarantine. The only students schooled as usual were by home schooling parents.

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