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Students across Tennessee can now apply for the expanded school voucher program

Camellia Burris

May 15, 2025

Families across Tennessee can now use public money for private school education. Applications for the state’s school voucher program open today.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Education Freedom Act, education savings account, hamilton county, school vouchers, shelby county, vouchers

Two Families Sue After 11-Year-Old and 13-Year-Old Students Were Arrested Under Tennessee’s School Threat Law

Paige PflegerandAliyya Swaby, ProPublica

January 13, 2025

The lawsuits, filed in federal court this month, argue East Tennessee school officials violated students’ rights by calling the police on them under Tennessee’s threats of mass violence law.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, Disability Rights Tennessee, hamilton county, school safety, threats of mass violence, Williamson County

A 13-year-old with autism got arrested after his backpack sparked fear. Only his stuffed bunny was inside.

Paige PflegerandAliyya Swaby, ProPublica

November 13, 2024

Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilities. It didn’t work.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: East Tennessee, hamilton county, ProPublica, school safety

Interactive Chart: Coronavirus Outbreaks In Tennessee Counties From The Start Of The Pandemic To Now

Rachel Iacovone

August 11, 2020

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Tennessee reached its highest number of active coronavirus cases over the weekend — with more than 40,000 Tennesseans contagious on Sunday. Rural areas have begun to catch up to the hotspots, but the state’s largest metro areas have been facing major outbreaks for months now.

Filed Under: Coronavirus In Depth, Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Chattanooga, Coronavirus In Tennessee, hamilton county, memphis, shelby county

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