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The Knoxville School Board recently decided to move back to Tier 2 of its Facilities Usage Plan. This allows all indoor facilities to be used by groups of 25 people or fewer. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says that the board plans to expand to Tier 3 in the relatively near future, but that COVID-19 case counts remain too high at this time. “The board will take another look at that at its next meeting at the end of January. In order to move to Tier 3, which would allow outside groups to have large gatherings, the county numbers are going to need to come down a little bit. Once that happens, I...

The first semester is coming to a close at Knoxville Schools. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says this is a big milestone in what’s been a challenging year, and thanks all students, parents and staff for taking COVID-19 preventative measures seriously. “Last summer, I don’t know if there was a lot of hope that we’d still be in session, in person in January. It’s really exciting that we’re here, our numbers are looking great inside the district, and we expect that to continue. Our students and staff are doing all the safety measures we need them to do, and we appreciate that. Our fam...