School Enrollment Bouncing Back

 Sumner County Director of Schools Del Phillips updated the School Board on enrollment numbers in light of COVID-19, according to a recent story in the Tennessean:

Phillips said that Sumner County Schools had 29,177 students enrolled during the first 20 days of the school year. That is roughly a thousand students less than last school year.

“Approximately 1,450 students chose to home school,” Phillips said. “In comparison, that's usually around 150, so a pretty sizable number chose to homeschool.”

 

Phillips also reported that 4,100 students have enrolled in the Sumner County Virtual Academy, with 2,600 of those students being K-8, during the first nine weeks of the school year. About 550 of the K-8 virtual learners are returning to the classroom after fall break, he said.  

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What Happens to School Lunch During Coronavirus?

The Tennessee Department of Education has received a waiver to allow district school nutrition programs to continue during any closure caused by Coronavirus …

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We received waivers to continue school nutrition programs during COVID-19 closures. We are thankful federal agencies granted these waivers to ensure our districts can serve students & provide nutritious meals they may not otherwise have received -->

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Now March 31st

Spring Break in Sumner County will now last through March 31st, per a post on the district's Facebook page:

Sumner County Schools will be closed through March 31st. We are taking this proactive step to help keep our school community healthy and safe. We will continue to monitor this rapidly changing situation closely based on information provided by the National Institute of Health, the Center for Disease Control, and the Tennessee Department of Health. We encourage you to visit our website or Facebook page for the most current information.

This updates the previous announcement that schools would be closed through March 27th.

The new announcement comes as Gov. Bill Lee has suggested TN schools close through at least March 31st. Additionally, Hamilton County Schools (Chattanooga) have announced they will be closed through April 13th.

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Coronavirus Extends Sumner's Spring Break

After announcing on Friday that there were no plans to extend Spring Break to keep students and teachers home in light of the Coronavirus outbreak, Sumner County Schools announced Sunday morning that Spring Break will now extend through March 27th. Here's the Facebook post:

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Sumner County Schools will extend spring break an additional week, March 23-27. We are taking this proactive step to help keep our school community healthy and safe. We will continue to monitor this rapidly changing situation closely based on information provided by the National Institute of Health, the Center for Disease Control, and the Tennessee Department of Health. We encourage you to visit our website or Facebook page for the most current information.

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