Several state-authorized schools remain virtual as Lee blasts Nashville & Memphis for not reopening [View all]

While Gov. Bill Lee bashed Nashville and Memphis schools last week for not offering in-person instruction, and some Republican lawmakers have proposed taking away state funding as a punishment, several schools overseen by the state have remained virtual.

Charter schools under the state Achievement School District and the state Board of Education have chosen virtual schooling without an in-person option. Lee singled out Memphis and Nashville schools for remaining virtual.

In some cases, the state-led charter schools plan to return to in-person in the coming weeks. Other charter schools have stayed virtual to align with the decisions by the Shelby County and Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Critics, like Nashville councilman Dave Rosenberg, say the Lee administration is being hypocritical to single out Nashville and Memphis schools for only offering virtual instruction when some of the charter schools under the umbrella of the state agencies have also been virtual.

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