In the midst of parent protest and a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Williamson County school board has decided to mandate masks at its elementary schools starting this Thursday.
Tennessee Schools Are Having To Close Because Of COVID, But Gov. Bill Lee Is Committed To His Passive Response
Tennessee schools are starting to shift back to virtual learning after months of mostly managing small outbreaks of the coronavirus. The state was one of the first to reopen schools, but is now taking the lead in COVID-19 infections.
Williamson County Schools Superintendent Tests Positive For Coronavirus
On the eve of deciding whether Williamson County Schools will resume in-person classes for all grades, the district’s superintendent has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is working from home.
How Williamson County Schools’ Training Videos On Inclusion Became A Lightning Rod
Listen Williamson County Schools recently decided to do away with a series of training videos meant to help teachers better approach sensitive subjects like race. The move came after pressure from the Williamson County Republican Party, which objected to a section on privilege. It also followed allegations of racially motivated bullying and complaints about insensitive […]
Williamson County Passes School Sales Tax Hike By 2-to-1 Margin
Williamson County voters easily approved a half-cent sales tax increase. After the polls closed Tuesday night, two-thirds of the 12,365 ballots cast in the special referendum were in favor of increasing taxes to pay for schools.
Williamson County To Vote On Sales Tax Hike
Williamson County voters will decide early next year whether to raise the local sales tax by half a cent to help fund the school district. The local option rate would go from 2.25 to 2.75 cents if approved.
After Activists Rail Against Tenn History Books, No One Else Comes To Read Them
Not one Williamson County parent has gone to review history textbooks that have been described by conservative activists as riddled with bias. School officials say it may be a sign that controversy is dying down.
Williamson Co. Superintendent Gets His Wish: Freedom To Be More Like Charter Schools
Williamson County Schools could be free of some state regulations as soon as July 1st. The suburban system pushed the “High Performing School Districts Flexibility Act” through the legislature, and it was signed into law late last week.
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