New emergency rules address likelihood schools won’t reopen this spring
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High maintenance man Antoine Shotwell cleans floors at the school on April 3, 2020. In anticipation of students returning, cleaning crews worked to disinfect the school while it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; emergency rules were approved Thursday, April 9, to guide Tennessee schools during the coronavirus crisis to “cover the possibility that schools will not resume.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Marta W. Aldrich
Marta W. Aldrich is the senior statehouse correspondent at Chalkbeat Tennessee. A newswoman for The Associated Press for most of her career, Marta has covered state government, politics, business, education and other Tennessee news. She has served as news editor of United Methodist News Service and features editor of American Profile magazine. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
The rules – which also direct the state to drop overall effectiveness scores in this year’s teacher evaluations — position Tennessee to weather the rest of the school year in remote learning mode.
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