RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — With the town of Smyrna growing, Rutherford County officials are working to solve overcrowding in schools.
Construction is currently underway on Poplar Hill Elementary School, a 35-classroom facility along Baker Road with the ability to hold 1,200 students and provide more than 100 jobs.
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“You’ve got Stewarts Creek, Brown’s Chapel, and Stewartsboro there that we’re going to be joining in that area. Those schools are sitting well over a thousand students, and so us coming is going to alleviate that overcrowding,” Poplar Hill Elementary School Principal Jason Eaton said.
Eaton also told News 2 about teachers reporting for their first official day at school on Aug. 4 and students coming for registration on Aug. 8. The principal estimates Poplar Hill Elementary will open with just under 800 students and all new amenities…