National News Forest school community growing, seeing increased interest Rachel and Jeremy Thacker's son Teagan did well in traditional school but had a lot of energy and often fidgeted in class. by Associated Press Jul. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm A class is seen during the Wauhatchie School forest day camp at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Rachel and Jeremy Thacker's son Teagan did well in traditional school but had a lot of energy and often fidgeted in class. After switching to the forest school model at Wauhatchie School for his third-grade year, his parents said he thrived. But a new concern arose: Teagan was about to age out of the program at the end of the school year, and the family was nervous about his possible return to traditional school.