Tennessee Tag

University of Memphis Scraps Plan to Pay Profs for Embedding Social Justice in Curricula

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2022 2 Comments

"taxpayer dollars should never be used to fuel a divisive, radical agenda"...

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University of Memphis Offers Professors Financial Incentives to Embed Social Justice in Curricula

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 04, 2022 19 Comments

The University of Memphis in Tennessee, a public university, is offering professors a cash incentive to infuse their courses with social justice content. This is going to include concepts related to Critical Race Theory, which we have all been assured is not being taught anywhere.

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Florida, Tennessee SBAs Withdraw From National School Boards Association

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2021 10 Comments

Seventeen states have severed ties with the NSBA after it labeled concerned parents as domestic terrorists....

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Two Mothers Arrested at GA School Board Meeting, One Allegedly Slammed Against a Wall

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 22, 2021 8 Comments

"Someone came from behind me and jerked my arm up."...

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Citing Georgia’s Support For The Firearms Industry, Remington Announces Move From New York

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 12, 2021 26 Comments

In September, 2021, Smith & Wesson announced that it was moving its headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee...

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Students at U. Tennessee Want Free Speech Limits Placed on Pro-Life Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 07, 2021 6 Comments

“There are limits to free speech and people don’t consent to seeing things that can be traumatizing such as this”...

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University Administrator Encourages Students to Miss Class to Attend Segregated Anti-Racism Trainings

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2021 5 Comments

“Even if you have to miss class time, we strongly urge you to find a way to make this work”...

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Education Department Investigating Five States Banning School Mask Mandates

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 30, 2021 24 Comments

Someone at the Education Department should actually read the laws because guess what. You can wear a mask if you want to wear a mask....

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Hoax: Fired TN Vaccine Chief Reportedly Sent “Threatening” Muzzle To Herself

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 16, 2021 51 Comments

"An investigation into the source of a muzzle sent to the office of Dr. Michelle Fiscus was purchased with a credit card belonging to Fiscus"...

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Rhodes College to Charge $1,500 ‘Health and Safety’ Fee to Unvaccinated Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2021 2 Comments

"as vaccines have become available, the college expects students to get fully vaccinated"...

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signs Bill Banning Confucius Institutes From Public Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 29, 2021 2 Comments

"bans Confucius Institutes from existing at any public institution of higher education"...

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Tennessee General Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2021 22 Comments

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill to ban critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. Gov. Bill Lee already made it known he will sign the bill when it hits his desk.

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Professor Threatened by Colleagues for Advising Conservative Student Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2021 2 Comments

“Professor Donadio and Turning Point USA, you are on our list” ...

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One Dead, One Officer Injured in Shooting at Tennessee High School

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 12, 2021 26 Comments

The Knoxville Police Department announced law enforcement responded to a call at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, TN, of an officer-involved shooting at 3:15 PM local time.

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Students Want Africana Studies Prof Fired for ‘Traumatizing Black Students’ With Tupac Song Title

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2021 2 Comments

"The controversy began when students in Hargrove’s African Diaspora class complained after seeing the acronym written out."...

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U. Tennessee Grad Student Fights Back After School Tries to Expel Her for Social Media Posts

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2021 8 Comments

"filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Tennessee Wednesday"...

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Authorities Identify Anthony Quinn Warner as Nashville Bombing Suspect

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 27, 2020 20 Comments

The police identified 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the man responsible for the bomb that went off in Nashville, TN, on Christmas Day. He died in the explosion.

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Nashville: RV Broadcast Warning Before Christmas Day Bomb Explosion

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 26, 2020 27 Comments

On Christmas morning, an RV broadcasting a bomb warning was discovered in downtown Nashville.  Police were on the scene responding to gunshot reports and quickly leapt into action, evacuating nearby buildings, and doubtlessly saving lives.

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