Tennessee recruits districts, school nurses to vaccinate teachers and staff
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn said the Tennessee Department of Health is recruiting schools as vaccination sites and school nurses to give the shots “wherever feasible.” (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
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.
Education commissioner Penny Schwinn says the Tennessee Department of Health is recruiting schools as vaccination sites and school nurses to give the shots “wherever feasible.”
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