As families and school officials prepare for holiday break amid concerns about a new COVID variant, the Shelby County Health Department announced Thursday that 16- and 17-year-olds are now eligible for booster shots. Anyone aged 16 and over who received their second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago can now receive a third […]
Since her parents were vaccinated in May, Rosie McCade has been looking forward to when she, too, would be protected from COVID and able to get back into a classroom for the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020. On Friday, that day finally came — but Rosie’s excitement wasn’t evident in the […]
Days after Gov. Bill Lee signed into law sweeping changes that restrict COVID safety protocols in Tennessee, families, teachers, and school officials remain confused about what it means for mask mandates in public schools. Under the recent rollback, school boards are allowed to enact mask mandates only in the event of severe COVID conditions, for […]
Shelby County will continue to have the authority to issue mask mandates, a federal judge said on Friday, despite a new law that restricts public schools and other government agencies from requiring masks. The opinion allows the county to continue pursuing “reasonable accommodations” to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to education. At a […]
