The Blackman Voice

Rutherford County Schools update the COVID-19 policies and procedures

Ava Porter, Reporter • February 1, 2022

This school year has been an adjustment because of all the different COVID-19 variants. The suggestions and requirements of what to do when exposed or testing positive are ever-changing. According...

The 2021-22 school year has introduced new COVID-19 policies that are ever-changing

Jenene Grover, Editor in chief • October 11, 2021

The beginning of the 2021-22 school year has been remarkably different from every other year. Everything started to get back to the “new normal,” and then a new wave of COVID-19 hit, especially in...

Should Rutherford County Schools discontinue mask requirements in the classroom?

Zoe Vecchio, Maddy Williams, Emma Williams, Jenene Grover, and Matt Taylor • April 5, 2021

The Rutherford County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 6, to vote on whether masks should be required in county schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. With...

Rutherford County Schools discusses mask mandate continuation

Zoe Vecchio, Graphics Editor • March 18, 2021

Rutherford County’s mask mandate ended at 12:00 a.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021. The County Board of Education will be meeting at 5 p.m. tonight, March 18, to discuss, among other topics, the renewal versus termination...