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Local educators urge board to oppose state bills that would end collaborative conferencing and remove representation protections

Hamilton County Board of Education · March 12, 2026
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A Hamilton County Education Association representative warned that Tennessee House Bill 226 and Senate Bill 2445 would dismantle local collaborative conferencing and remove educator representation protections; the board noted TSBA had tabled the bills but encouraged local advocacy against them.

Janette Omar Hill, speaking for Hamilton County educators, asked the board to publicly oppose two state bills—House Bill 226 and Senate Bill 2445—that she said would dismantle the district’s long‑standing collaborative conferencing process and remove protections codified in Tennessee code 49‑5‑603 that allow…

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