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Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent gives update on SRO issues

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said during a Tuesday press conference that the district is currently working with school resource officers (SROs) and other security personnel to improve their job conditions moving forward.

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Bryan Kerns created a program to address the state’s firefighter shortage, on the road to winning Teacher of the Year

Noting the need for more firefighters across the country to combat wildfires, longtime Kingsport City Schools educator Bryan Kerns established unique career and technical education (CTE) program at Dobyns-Bennett High School, geared toward preparing students for future careers in fire.

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“Wicked” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” among 7 books under consideration for banning at Rutherford County Schools

The Rutherford County Schools Board of Education is expected to decide if it will ban seven books next month to comply with a new state law instructing school libraries to remove books with sexual or otherwise inappropriate content.

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Kingsport City Schools math teacher Bryan Kerns is this year’s Tennessee Teacher of the Year

The Tennessee Department of Education announced Kingsport City Schools’ teacher Bryan Kerns as the 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Friday night at the 2024 Excellence in Education 65th Sapphire Anniversary Celebration.

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Breaking: @LEADSchools effort to temporarily stop a @MetroSchools rezoning plan is approved. A Davidson County Chancellor granted a temporary injunction to the plan, meaning LEAD Cameron will continue to be a zoned school in 2025. More info on the issue➡️

Commentary: @RepMarkWhiteTN & @VoteDawn's plan to expand the Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act is a commonsense way to address the state’s teacher shortage.