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MURFREESBORO, TN - Shortly after the school day began at Erma Siegel Elementary School in Murfreesboro, students had to be evacuated from the building. The evacuation occurred within 30-minutes of the first bell.
Due to a call about smoke being seen in a classroom, possibly coming from the ceiling, arriving firemen from Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue climbed to the roof of the school to investigate the root of the smoke. It was during that time that concerned parents called WGNS to say that firef .
He spent most of his career with the county school system, and he joined the city school system in time to guide the opening of a new building. Now, Trey Duke is embarking on a journey to lead Murfreesboro City Schools as superintendent.
The Murfreesboro City School Board on Feb. 9 approved Dukeâs contract to serve as superintendent after having voted Jan. 19 to offer him the job.
His official start date was March 1. Leading up to that time, Duke said, he had been working out of his principalâs office at Salem Elementary School and coordinating with the Central Office on time-sensitive matters such as the budget and the Tennessee Legislatureâs special session on education.
Old State Farm Building Briefly Eyed as a Potential School Site, but Location Difficult Feb 01, 2021 at 11:17 am by WGNS
The Rutherford County Schools has had a small amount of interest in turning the old State Farm building into a school building. The structure is across the street from SportsCom at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and DeJarnette Lane.
Assistant Superintendent Trey Lee stated…
Lee said that the location of the building makes it less attractive because it would equal a total of five schools, both public and private, within 1.6 miles of each other.
To further add to the potential zoning issue of turning the old State Farm building into a school, there are three more schools just 2.3 miles away from the address of the structure.