Bill affecting Germantown namesake schools heads to governor
Those schools have remained under the operation of Memphis-Shelby County Schools since the municipal districts were formed in 2013.
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Those schools have remained under the operation of Memphis-Shelby County Schools since the municipal districts were formed in 2013.
The Senate made significant revisions to a bill affecting the ownership and operations of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Tennessee’s House of Representatives will likely soon vote on a bill affecting the ownership and operation of Germantown High, Middle and Elementary schools.
Tennessee senators delayed action on a bill impacting Germantown’s namesake schools. The bill will go before a house committee later this week.
Legislation that would transfer ownership of Germantown’s namesake schools from MSCS to the suburb is under consideration again by state lawmakers.
Germantown Municipal School District is offering its online academy to students across Tennessee in the fall. About 85 students attended Germantown Online Academy of Learning in its first year.
The board instituted a mask mandate on Dec. 31 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases following the holidays and unknowns related to the Omicron variant.
State Rep. Mark White confirmed he’ll file another bill in the upcoming legislative session that could determine who controls Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle School and Germantown High. The bill could also affect Lucy Elementary in Millington.
The Germantown Municipal School District will require students to wear face coverings when they return to class Tuesday.
Germantown Municipal School District mulls tuition for Shelby County children who don’t live in the suburb. The district already charges Tennesseans who live outside Shelby County $4,736 per year, and those outside of Tennessee pay $9,733.
Germantown and Collierville have among the top ACT scores in Tennessee.
Angela Griffith will serve as chair of the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education in 2022. It’s her first time serving in the role.
Superintendent Jason Manuel said the district could move from required face coverings to masks being “highly recommended.”
The suburb discusses the reason it feels it must mask. Many other school districts in the state have lifted their mask mandate.
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington cited COVID-19 legislation signed by Gov. Bill Lee that removes schools’ ability to require face coverings
Despite the learning loss that students faced after losing about a year of in-classroom instruction, the Tennessee Department of Education’s school report cards have designated six schools in the Memphis area as reward schools.
Since the temporary restraining order was issued, Germantown has seen a slower rate of cases. Other suburban districts noticed a slight decrease or no change since Labor Day.
Germantown has named its first student board member. She will serve a one-year term in an advisory non-voting role.
Germantown is expanding its virtual school to families who want that option for elementary students.
Some Germantown parents are concerned by the suburban school system’s quarantine guidelines. However, Superintendent Jason Manuel said the district is reviewing its measures.
Collierville Virtual Academy and Germantown Online Academy of Learning are offering a unique opportunity for students to learn at home.
The temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Lee requires children to mask in schools. Opting out is not allowed at this time.
The suburb’s Board of Education approved a bid Tuesday night from Grinder, Taber & Grinder to complete some of the Houston High softball facilities.
Houston Middle is seeing the largest number of parents opting out of the Shelby County Health Department mask mandate — with 22% of 834 HMS students receiving parental permission to not mask.
Germantown is reviewing Superintendent Jason Manuel’s contract so future reviews do not coincide with an election year.