White County Implements New School AI Policy

The White County Board of Education has a new policy regulating artificial intelligence usage throughout the district. Schools Director Kurt Dronebarger said the policy handles various cases such as if a student writes a paper with AI or creates a bot that sends harmful messages to other students. Dronebarger said the main goal of the […]
White County Board Getting Legal Education

The White County Board of Education is attending a summer law conference hosted by the Tennessee School Boards Association this weekend. Board Member and Tennessee School Board Association Vice President Jayson McDonald said the event allows the association to educate school boards across the state about any new laws related to education. McDonald said it […]
Putnam Schools Adopt New Visitors Code Of Conduct

The Putnam County School System has adopted a new code of conduct for visitors throughout the district. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the system did not have a visitor’s code of conduct before now, but a new state law requires one for all public schools. Martin said the code goes over prohibited behaviors […]
Clay County School Board Approves First Reading Of New Policies From TSBA

The Clay County Board of Education discussed a set of policy changes from the Tennessee School Boards Association during their Thursday meeting. Chairman Benji Bailey said there was a total of six policy changes which included five revised policies and one completely new one. Bailey said the all of the changes came from the TSBA […]