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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
Many local educators probably needed the long Labor Day weekend to relax from last week’s busy news week.
In Hamilton County, bus drivers and motorists alike benefited from the break from school buses on the roadways. Since school started on Aug. 7, there have been more than a dozen school bus accidents in Hamilton County.
School district leaders and law enforcement officials are calling for drivers to be careful.
Meanwhile, Walker County is struggling with a severe bus driver shortage and is looking for at least 17 more drivers for the school year.
Another scare last week, was reports of a man with a rifle near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s downtown campus. Reports prompted an hours-long search by law enforcement, which luckily resulted in a false alarm.
UTC Chancellor Steve Angle has received some criticism, though, for not putting the campus on lockdown during the search.
In other news, Chattanooga’s charter schools continue celebrations of this year’s TNReady and TVAAS results release, teachers have been collaboratively to create curriculum focused on wolves and a computer programming course at the Edney Innovation Center was recognized recently by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Keep reading for this news and more!