KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County School officials finalized a proposed rezoning plan after a community input meeting last month. The plan would rezone at least 200 students from Powell Elementary School to Brickey-McCloud or Karns Elementary Schools.
Leaders said if approved, the new zones wouldn’t go into effect until the 2027-2028 school year, giving affected families and schools a year to prepare. They also added two special transfer provisions.
One is an early exit, a one-time transfer to an affected student’s future school for the 2026-2027 school year…