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Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The high-stakes promotion requirement is set to take effect at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but supporters argued it would be unfair to force the requirement on students who were out of the traditional classroom for long stretches during the pandemic. The bill would move the implementation to the 2023-2024 school year. “These kids have had 14 months of not normal schooling. All they are asking for is a little compassion,” said Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile. “I have never ever had a bill where I’ve had
Vaccine sites closing, scaling back as Shelby County nearing 50% vaccine goal
Shelby County nearing 50% of vaccine goal By Kelly Roberts | May 18, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 6:28 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tens of thousands of vaccines will leave Shelby County when two public vaccinations sites either close or scale back by the end of the week.
At about the time the FEMA Community Vaccination Center opened at the Pipkin Building in April, vaccine demand was dropping.
Demand remains low as the site is getting ready to close, but in some areas of the community herd immunity is close.