The new policy was announced at a Jun 26, 2025, school board meeting in which Director of Schools Michael Adkins called out the district's problems with excessive excused absences. Previously, it was ...

There’s no question that Cam Ward’s toughest practice as a Tennessee Titan was on Tuesday. Ward threw three interceptions on the team’s first day in full pads. However, one of the most important ...

One rural Tennessee school district’s approach to addressing chronic absenteeism is drawing a growing backlash from local ...

The Lawrence County School System in Middle Tennessee will no longer accept doctor's notes as a form of excused absences. Here's why.

( NewsNation) — One Tennessee school district will no longer accept doctors’ notes to excuse an absence despite objections ...