The topic of COVID-19 vaccines came up at the Alcoa Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15, during discussion of immunization policy.
Alcoa City Schools policy mirrors state law in requiring immunizations determined by the Commissioner of Public Health and allowing exceptions for medical reasons with a doctorâs statement or on religious grounds âin the absence of an epidemic or immediate threatâ of one.
During a school board work session Monday, Dec. 14, someone asked whether the district would require a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Assistant Director John Campbell.
At this time, he said, state leadership is not considering a mandate for elementary and secondary schools to require a COVID-19 immunization.
Friday, December 11, 2020 10:06 am
Jerry L. Frazier, 72, a lifelong resident of Cleveland and Bradley County, departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
He was born in Bradley County on July 29, 1948, to the late T.L. Frazier and Dorothy Sherlin Frazier.
Jerry was a pillar and foundational member of the educational system in Bradley County. He held a bachelor of science degree from Lee University, with a major in sociology; master of education degree from the University of Tennessee and had more than 45 post-graduate hours from Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Tennessee Tech, and Appalachian Technical College.
He spent 46 years in the educational area in numerous roles serving as the principal of Michigan Avenue Elementary for two years; assistant principal of Bradley Central High School for 10 years; Bradley County School Superintendent for eight years, from 1988-1996; principal of Charleston School from 1996-1999; and principal of Tennessee Christian Preparatory School for