Sumner County schools expect quick return after ice; facility work and part-time pay raised

Feb 3, 2026

Director of Schools Dr. Lankford told the Sumner County Education Committee that weather-related outages have kept students home but officials expect schools to resume soon; construction delays mean athletic-surface work likely will wait for warmer temperatures, and part-time staff do not receive snow-day pay comparable to contracted teachers.

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Director of Schools Dr. Lankford told the Sumner County Education Committee on Feb. 2 that weather-related outages and icy roads disrupted classes across the county but that officials expect students to return once conditions improve. “Hopefully, we should hope supposed to be having some rain tomorrow…so hopefully we’ll all be back,” he said.

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