Athens City Schools (Tennessee)

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Athens City School System or Athens City Schools (ACS) is a school district headquartered in Athens, Tennessee.

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The district serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8, with McMinn County Schools serving Athens residents for grades 9–12. [1] The latter operates McMinn County High School in Athens.

History

In 1946 there was a controversy when protests broke out as a result of the board of education choosing not to retain seven members of the teaching staff. Ultimately the entire school board resigned and a new board was elected that September. [2]

In 2010 Robert Greene began his term as the school district's director. He stepped down in 2015, when Melanie Miller took the position. [3] In early 2020 Miller decided not to continue in her position. [4] In 2020 Greene again became the director of the district. [3]

Previously the district had a requirement that students wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee, but in November 2021 this ended. [5]

Schools

There is one middle school, Athens City Middle School.

Elementary schools

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McMinn County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Athens is Divided on Teacher Shifts". Chattanooga Daily Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. May 4, 1947. p. 12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Morgan, Dewey (March 11, 2020). "Greene approved to become next director of Athens City Schools". Daily Post-Athenian . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Greene a candidate for Athens City Schools director". Daily Post-Athenian . January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mask mandate dropped at Athens City Schools". Daily Post-Athenian . November 20, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.


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