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Proposed resolution would urge Tennessee legislature to repeal educator-diversity statute; board divided on timing
Summary
A board member introduced a resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to delete TCA 49-1-302, which directs state policy on educator diversity. Board members debated the merits and timing and were split on whether to bring the resolution forward immediately or wait for possible legislation filings.
A resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to delete Tennessee Code Annotated section 49-1-302 — the statute directing state policy on educator diversity — was presented to the Rutherford County School Board and scheduled for the board’s Thursday agenda.
The resolution, presented by board member Mister Tibble, calls on the General Assembly to “delete TCA section 49-1-302 in its entirety, eliminating state imposed requirements related to educator diversity goals,…
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