Rutherford County, TN - Just before the Rutherford County Schools closed for spring break, schools across the county practiced a variety of school safety drills. Barfield Elementary School children were among students at 50 county schools to participate in the school safety exercises.
The drills were planned by the Sheriff’s School Resource Officers for administrators, faculty and students. SRO Capt. Brad Harrison said the drill consisted of a lockdown practice.
Barfield Princi .
(Rutherford County, TN) Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell told WGNS that he is working with State Representative Mike Sparks on something that would help local school students - - involving the game of chess. Chess teaches critical thinking, problem solving and patience, all of which are important tools in life. But school districts throughout the state have not jumped at the idea of utilizing chess in the classroom…
Educators across the world have fit chess into the cla .
(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN) The Rutherford County School System has a total of 26 Pre-K through 12th Grade Choice School’s for eligible students. Choice School’s Coordinator Dr. Caitlin Bullard told WGNS News… There are 5-different types of Choice School’s available…
To give parents a better understanding of the School Choice program, a “School's Choice Fair” will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 in Smyrna. The fair will be at Smyrna Middle School betw .
(La Vergne, TN) The La Vergne police and fire departments are coming together to collect school supplies for local teachers ahead of the 2022-23 school year.
The “Stuff the Truck” school supply drive will be on July 30 at the La Vergne Walmart, located at 5511 Murfreesboro Road. Anyone wanting to donate school supplies is encouraged to stop by between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and drop off a donation.
Some of the highly requested supplies include backpacks, pencils and pens, permanen .
Rutherford County Schools is once again offering free Accelerated Learning Camps for students in grades K-8 to address any learning loss associated with the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Approximately 3,000 students are taking advantage of the summer program, which is being held at multiple elementary and middle schools throughout the county. The camps launched June 3 and wrap-up next week.
Below are examples of two students — Maddy, a rising fourth grader, and Antonio, a risi .