The Hamilton County Commission discussed the state of Tyner Academy on Wednesday and disagreed on the progress of facilities work on schools.
The discussion came after Tyner seniors addressed the commissioners and requested that they prioritize building a new school.
Seniors Timetrius Lansden, Kaylea Moore and Jaylan Sims – who addressed the school board last week – told the commission that their school’s mold-covered walls and leaking roof create a stressful learning environment for students and teachers.
Lansden told the commission that a report listed December 2017 as the start date for the new Tyner Academy to be built with a completion date of January 2020, and that the lack of progress was disappointing to students.
“Seeing that we are still left on the list and our school is still not being built, it really makes us wonder why hasn’t our school been built yet?” Lansden said. “We are in classrooms that are technically not safe. Our learning environment is not safe. We are seeing our roof basically fall apart.”