Tennessee School Districts Continue Trend of COVID Closures

Yet another Tennessee school district has announced a temporary closure due to COVID-19. Sumner County Schools will close from Sept. 7–10 (next week) in order to attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. The move comes as the Lee Administration continues to insist that children should be in school and is failing to cooperate with districts seeking remote learning options. As with other districts closing due to COVID, stockpiled inclement weather days will be used. To be clear: There will be no in-person instruction and no online/remote learning. Schools are simply closed.

The move also comes as health officials report that Tennessee has the highest rate of COVID infections in children in the nation:

Jamie Swift, the system’s Chief Infection Prevention Officer says Tennessee has the highest rate of cases in children per 100,000 across the country.

- Anslee Daniel WJHL (@Anslee_WJHL) September 1, 2021

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Originally published at http://tnedreport.com on September 1, 2021.