The Tennessee school voucher expansion bill was approved by the Senate on Thursday, April 16. An amendment to the legislation increases the number of Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships from 20,000 to 35,000. Ultimately, the Senate voted to adopt the House’s version of the bill rather than its own proposal, which would have expanded vouchers to …
A student at North Elementary School in Grundy County is facing charges following an investigation into threats directed toward other students. According to North Elementary staff, on Thursday, March 12, school officials received information that a student had allegedly formulated a plan to harm several classmates. The administration immediately notified law enforcement, and the Grundy …
On Monday a potential threat was reported to school administration at Tracy City Elementary over the weekend. Upon receiving the report, school officials immediately began a thorough investigation in coordination with law enforcement. Following the investigation, the threat was determined to be substantiated. In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) and Grundy County Board of …
The Grundy County School system has announced their schools will be on virtual learning February 13- February 18 because of illness. A large number of students and staff members have been absent leading to the decision to go virtual. All students received food for five days; this includes 5 items for breakfast and 5 for …
Grundy County Schools invites parents, students, staff, and community members to provide input regarding the potential establishment of a middle school within the district. Currently, all elementary schools in Grundy County serve grades K-8. In January, the Board of Education authorized the distribution of a survey aimed at collecting feedback on the possible adoption of …
At Thursday night’s Grundy County School Board meeting, District 2 board member Linda Broom was the subject of allegations about a phone call with educator Allison Borne. Borne reported that she received a call from Broom after posting on Facebook in May about five board members, including Broom, not attending a vote on a $2,000 …
July has reached it’s midpoint and back-to-school time will soon be here. While most parents know very well the days and dates, sometimes we do need a little reminder…and with that, here’s the school calendars for our area public schools (and others, as provided)… We have also linked to a downloadable PDF — just look …
School is back in session and lawmakers are reminding everyone of Tennessee’s new parental consent law. The new law says if there’s an emergency, any person, including a school nurse, can provide a child with medical assistance. This includes treating a wound or taking a child to the emergency room in the event of a …
Millions of children ride school buses each school day. Did you know that the school bus is one of the safest vehicles on the road? Less than 1% of all traffic fatalities involve children on school transportation vehicles. However, children are more at risk when approaching or leaving a school bus. It’s important for all …
The Grundy County School District posted on Facebook a letter from Director of Schools Dr. Clint Durley and Chairman of the School Board Rick Rust concerning allegations of political pressure by a member of the Board of Education. The letter claims that a female board member attended an event in May at Swiss Memorial Elementary …
