Middle school students in Metro Nashville Public Schools will not begin returning to their classrooms as scheduled this week. The district announced it’s hitting pause on the return to in-person classes following an emergency meeting of the school board Friday afternoon.
Lives Lost In The Pandemic: A Murfreesboro Teaching Aide Lived For Her Students
Susan Keener wasn’t so worried about her own health when Rutherford County resumed in-person schooling. Her daughters say she was far more concerned about her special education students who’d gone months without being in class. Then after a few weeks back, she fell ill with COVID-19.
Tennessee To Distribute COVID Vaccine By Population, Not Virus Prevalence
Tennessee was required to submit their draft plans to federal authorities by this week. Roughly 1,100 providers of various types have signed on to help administer the vaccines, and the state is prioritizing pharmacies in many rural communities.
‘I’ve Tried To Be Real Careful’: Gov. Bill Lee Calls For More Masks, Says He’ll Skip Debate
Gov. Bill Lee will remain in quarantine for another week and is defending times when he has been seen in public without a mask in public, amid a new ad campaign to encourage mask-wearing.
As Fatal Overdose Deaths Climb In Nashville, One Mom Hopes To Breaks The Cycle
When Tanja Jacobs couldn’t get in touch with her 22-year-old son on Memorial Day, she started to worry. But she was more than a thousand miles away in Colorado. So early that morning, she asked her ex-husband to check on their son at his apartment in Nashville. And they were on the phone together when […]
Tennessee Prohibits Mail-In Ballots At Nursing Homes, So Bipartisan Teams Inside Are Helping Residents Vote
Tennessee election officials have been training nursing home staff to help residents vote this year, because state law prohibits absentee voting by mail for most nursing home residents.
Tennessee COVID Hospitalizations Reach New High With 30% Jump In October
The number of patients in ICUs is near an all-time high, approaching 1,200, and health officials say they are older and sicker than early in the pandemic.
Why Tennessee Hospital Administrators Are Less Worried About The Latest Rise In COVID Patients
Health officials have figured out ways to free up bed space by shifting patients who aren’t severely ill into other facilities to recover.
Belmont Announces Intent To Start A Medical School With HCA’s Help
Belmont University has been mulling whether to start a medical school for years, after launching a law school and a college of pharmacy. And with Thursday’s announcement that hospital giant HCA is supporting the effort, Belmont says it intends to move forward with seeking accreditation.
Here’s Where COVID-19 Is Spreading In Nashville
School-age children have become a big driver in Nashville’s increasing coronavirus infection rate, with the number of cases among kids and teenagers nearly doubling in recent weeks.
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