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Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: In news today… Cleveland City Schools

Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:

In news today…

Cleveland City Schools was accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking K-12 school districts organized by Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate innovation in education and improve the opportunity to learn for all through technology and research.

Cleveland City Schools was selected from a competitive national pool of applicants based on its educational leadership, innovative vision for learning, key achievements and evidence of results, and demonstrated commitment to equity and excellence.

The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, launched at the White House under President Barack Obama within the United States Department of Education in 2011, accepts new members through an open application process once per year.

From WRCB Channel 3…

A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Thursday inside a school in Memphis, Tennessee, and police detained a second boy believed to be the shooter. The K-8 school was placed on lockdown and students were taken by bus to a nearby church to be reunited with frantic parents.

Memphis police identified both the victim of the shooting at the Cummings School and the alleged shooter as 13-year-old boys, Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said. Both were students at the school.

The wounded child underwent surgery at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and was expected to recover, officials said. Crowe said the shooting took place in a stairwell. Video footage showed there were no other students in the stairwell when the shooting occured, Crowe said.

The suspect fled the school after the shooting, but later surrendered at a police precinct. He was expected to be charged with criminal attempt of first-degree murder and taken to juvenile court, Crowe said.

From NewsChannel 9…

Tennessee is leading the nation when it comes to school closures related to COVID-19.

That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says more than 400 schools closed for at least a day from Aug. 1 to Sept. 17.

Other southern states who are near the top for COVID-19-related school closures are Kentucky, Georgia and Texas.

CDC says nationwide, closures have affected 933,000 students. But notably, most public and private schools, about 96%, have remained open for in-person learning.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced he is renewing an Executive Order that allows parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in schools. So far, the order has been blocked by three federal judges amid lawsuits.