Tennessee School Districts Await School Safety Grant Distributions

Schools Across The State Have Been Able To Receive School Safety Grant Money Since The End Of June, And A Recently Released Report Shows Just How Much Money Each System Will Be Receiving

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Metro Nashville Public Schools To Utilize “Social Emotional Learning” To Address School Safety

The Director Of Metro Nashville Public School’s Plan To Address School Safety Includes Making Sure The Students Have “Safe And Secure” Conditions, Academic And Curriculum Approaches, Hiring of “Safety Ambassadors” And The Further Integration Of Social Emotional Learning.

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MNPD And Nashville Mayor Say MNPS Will Get An SRO In Every Elementary School But Make No Commitments To A Timeline

This Past Week In A Shift From Prior Statements, Mayor John Cooper And MNPD Police Chief John Drake Stated That There Will Be An Armed Sro In Every Elementary School- Eventually.

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DCS Discriminates, Speech In The Dustbin, Arrested PRIDE, Suspended for Memes, Refusing $ To Protect Kids + & Much More! The TennCon Big 7!

DCS Discriminates Against Conservative Christians, Right To Speak Gone Into Dustbin of History, Your Opportunity To Learn How To Run For Office, Nashville Police Refuses Funds To Protect Kids, Christian Man Arrested At PRIDE, Transparency For Ye But Not Me, Suspended For Memes, Expanded 1st Amendment… All this & more on this week’s edition of The Tennessee Conservative’s Big 7 Weekend Digest!

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Governor Lee Speaks Out Against MNPD Decision To Not Place Officers In Elementary Schools

Governor Bill Lee Has Released A Statement Asserting That The Metro Nashville Police Department Is Doing “A Disservice” By Declining State Funding To Add School Resource Officers To Nashville Elementary Schools.

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As Special Session Looms, MNPD Will Not Be Requesting The 5 Million Set Aside For SRO’s In Public Schools

The Metro Nashville Police Department Will Not Be Requesting The 5.25 Million Dollars For SROs For The Elementary Schools In The District, Citing A Lack Of Resources. However, With MNPD Likely Reaching Full Staffing Capacity In The Near Future, Why Are Those New Resources Not Being Allocated To The Schools Where Some Of Our Most Vulnerable Citizens Spend Most Of Their Time?

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Gov. Lee Allocated $140M To Put An Armed Guard In Every School, But There Aren’t Enough Officers To Go Around

This Past Session, The State Legislature Approved Governor Lee’s $230 Million Dollar Inclusion For School-Related Safety In His Budget. $140 Million Dollars Of That Is Allocated To Place A Full Time School Resource Officer In Every One Of The 1,863 Public Schools Statewide. The Issue Is That There Are Police Shortages In City, County And State Agencies Alike.

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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 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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