What This Story Is About
- More than 20 schools have applied and been approved by the state to waive the total required days of classroom instruction following the historic winter storm.
Why It Matters
- Some schools were closed for more than a week from late January into early February due to the winter storm.
- Several school systems have had a waiver approved to not complete the required days of classroom instruction.
For Context
- “Under Tenn. Code, the commissioner has the authority to waive the 180 days for classroom instruction requirement in the event of a natural disaster or serious outbreaks of illness affecting or endangering students or staff,” a waiver form states.
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A number of schools that requested waivers for the required 180 days of classroom instruction in Tennessee have received approval.
The Department of Education has shared a list of those school systems with WSMV4, which total to 21 statewide.
The districts submitted a winter weather instructional day requirement waiver due to the historic ice storm that impacted the state in late January and into early February…