Tennessee Conservative
This Week, A Bill That Would Enable School District Security Employees To Use Handcuffs On Disabled Students, Will Be Heard In Committees On Both Sides Of The Tennessee General Assembly.
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A Bill That Would Ultimately Take $54 Million Worth Of Annual Sports Gambling Taxes And Spend It On Child Care Scholarships Passed A Senate Committee Despite The Objection Of Two Republican Lawmakers Who Believe Funding Child Care Is Beyond The Scope Of Government.
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Representative Mark White Introduced A Caption Bill On Behalf Of House Speaker Cameron Sexton Last Week That Would Allow For Two Very Different Types Of Charter Schools In Tennessee.
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A Bill That Would Limit Parental Rights To Withdraw Their Children From Public Schools In Tennessee Will Go Before The Senate Education Committee On March 15.
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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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A Bill That Would Have Given Local Communities The Choice To Elect Their School Superintendent Or Keep The System Of Appointing Them Failed In The Senate Education Committee At The Beginning Of March.
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A Bill To Both Raise The Minimum Tennessee Teacher Salary To $50,000 By 2026-27 And Eliminate The Option Of Districts Collecting Tennessee Education Association Dues From Paychecks Passed The Senate Education Committee Last Week.
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Legislation That Would Require Schools To Obtain Parental Consent Before Exposing Tennessee Students To Sex Education Classes Will Soon Be Considered By The Senate Education Committee.
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In The House Committee For Education Administration, A Bill That Will Enable Taxpayers To Recall School Board Members Came One Step Closer To Becoming The Law In The State Of Tennessee.
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The Tennessee Senate Education Committee Considered A Bill That Would Potentially Allow School Districts To Increase Maximum Class Sizes In Tennessee Public Schools. An Amendment To The Bill Was Passed, And The Bill Was Referred To The Senate Calendar Committee.
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