Clarksville Now200 CMCSS employees got vaccinated Monday.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – On Monday, over 200 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System employees lucked into getting a COVID-19 vaccine after the CEO of Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville called the school district about a surplus of vaccinations that were about to expire.
Schools Director Millard House received a call from Alex Villa, CEO of Tennova in Clarksville, that morning, and Villa told House the hospital would be unable to distribute those vaccines before that expiration time.
“They had 305 vials of the vaccine that if they didn’t get out, and get into arms, they were going to go bad. So the director of the Health Department at the state level told Tennova essentially that ‘If you can find 300 arms to get it in, get it done, ” House said at the district’s School Board meeting Tuesday night.
Clarksville NowTeachers passing out sanitizer at Norman Smith Elementary.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Executive leaders from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and the district’s teacher association gathered virtually Wednesday night to hear concerns and strategize on solutions about Clarksville’s growing COVID-19 numbers.
On Dec. 15, the school system announced all students would transition to remote learning for the rest of the year beginning Wednesday, Dec. 16.
In the email announcement that was sent to parents, CMCSS cited staffing issues as well as COVID-19 concerns as reasons for their decision to stop in-person classes.
CMCEA’s initial concerns
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Association (CMCEA), submitted a letter to Director of Schools Millard House on Nov. 23 with concerns about the Thanksgiving holiday causing a spike in positive COVID-19 cases both in the school and the surrounding community.