Although comments have been made at the state level about Tennessee schools accommodating “furries” — students dressing up and behaving like animals — nothing could be further from the truth,
American Classical Education a group set up to create a network of charter schools affiliated with Hillsdale College across Tennessee has withdrawn its applications to open schools.
The withdrawal of charter school applications from a group affiliated with Hillsdale College does not end the potential political landmines awaiting the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.
School officials from two mid-state school systems as well as the Tennessee Department of Education say there is no evidence to support a claim that students are using litter boxes in classrooms.