On a Tuesday in May, over half a dozen schools in middle Tennessee locked down after someone called 911 saying there were bombs inside. Police rushed to each building, students huddled in classrooms, and parents showed up at gates unsure if their kids were safe. When officers searched every room, th
The Fairfield Board of Education will meet next Tuesday to decide the date for the 2026 graduation ceremonies at Ludlowe and Warde high schools. The proposal is to hold the events on June 16 at 6 p. m. , a change that will be voted on during the special session. In addition to the graduation plan
Morgan County now uses a new gadget that checks for weapons at school doors. The system, called Xtract One Gateway, was put in five high schools first: Brewer, Falkville, Priceville, West Morgan and Danville. It works by letting people walk through without stopping; the machine looks for any dangero
Think of a big school software supplier, or maybe even one you use. Now imagine it got hacked, and some personal details were taken. That's just what happened. PowerSchool, a cloud-based platform for schools, got breached on December 28. Someone swiped two tables from their student info system, whic
