A dog is hailed as a hero after rescuing a boy trapped in the Tennessee waters. The dog Cooper was missing during a flash flood that devastated parts of Tennessee, including the city of Waverly. He was reported as “found” in a post on Concerned Citizens of Humphreys County Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/994582683899070/posts/4579619262062043 According to the […]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WVLT) – The Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Penny Schwinn announced Friday that she will consider allowing classrooms or schools to make the temporary transition to virtual learning if necessary. Schwinn informed the school management in a letter of announcement. Commissioner Schwinn said in the letter that exemptions were required for the […]
There was an interesting layoff in Tennessee for parental consent and direct marketing of vaccines to minors. Whether or not you want the Covid vaccine for yourself, allowing children 12 and older to make health decisions on their own without their parents’ knowledge can be scary. We can play the devil’s advocate. For example, when […]
10 Tennessee education laws, which went into effect July 1, were originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to public education. Sign up for their newsletter here: Chalkbeat.org/pages/newsletters Tennessee aims to get rid of the remnants of the politically sensitive Common Core academic standards while educating students and their parents about their immunization […]
