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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Rep. Ragan Introduces Bill To Mandate De-escalation Training For Teachers In Effort To Reduce School Shootings

Representative John Ragan Has Introduced A Bill Ahead Of The Upcoming 114th General Assembly That Would Mandate Annual De-Escalation Training For Teachers, Amending The Schools Against Violence In Education Act.

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Tennessee General Assembly Set To Reconvene Next Week

With Lots Of Work To Be Done, Tennessee’s 2024 General Session Begins At Noon On Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky Didn’t Mince Words When He Said He Anticipates The Coming Session To Be “Contentious.”

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Hamilton County Public Schools Are Not Safe

Parents Across Hamilton County Send Their Children To Public School With The Expectation That Their Children Will Learn To Read, Write, And Do Math In A Safe Environment. It Is Shocking And Infuriating To Know That This Is Not The Reality In Hamilton County Schools.

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Cumberland County Teacher Arrested After Drugs Found in Car in School Parking Lot

A Part-Time Teacher In A Cumberland County Elementary School Is Facing A Number Of Different Charges After Drugs Were Discovered In Her Car While On School Grounds.

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Tennessee’s House Education Chairman Eyes 4th-Grade “Retention” Law

The Ink Is Barely Dry On Revisions To The State’s 3rd-Grade Reading And “Retention” Law, And A Tennessee House Education Chairman Is Considering A Similar Strategy For Fourth-Graders, Including A Plan To Advance If They Continue To Test Poorly.

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Tennessee Dept Of Education Looks For $260M Increase In TISA Funding

The Tennessee Department Of Education Wants A $260 Million Increase In Its Base Education Funding And An Overall $293.6 Million Budget Increase For Next Fiscal Year.

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