Tennessee Senate passes bill allowing governor to force schools open
Sen. Brian Kelsey, seen here in Nashville on Feb. 10, he bill, sponsored a bill that allows local school boards to “consult” state and local health departments, but the boards have “the sole authority” to open and close schools. It passed the Senate on a party-line vote. (Marta W. Aldrich/Chalkbeat)
School superintendents and local public health officials may lose some of their power under a bill that passed by a party-line vote in the Tennessee Senate Monday, Feb. 22.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter. He came to Tennessee from Maryland where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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