Lee wants full return to in-person learning as education-focused special session begins

Gov. Bill Lee called for all Tennessee schools to return to in-person instruction in an address to lawmakers Tuesday, opening an education-focused special legislative session.

While pitching state legislators his administration’s proposals on learning loss, literacy, testing and teacher accountability, Lee took aim at two Tennessee school districts that have resisted returning to in-classroom learning throughout the pandemic: Shelby County Schools and Metro Nashville Public Schools.