| Rutherford County | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
2240 Southpark Blvd
, Tennessee, 37128United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. James Sullivan |
| NCES District ID | 4703690 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 47,458 (as of 2019-20)[1] |
| Staff | 5,207.50 (FTE) (as of 2018-19) [1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.39 (as of 2019-20)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Rutherford County Schools is a school district based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. It serves Rutherford County, Tennessee—excluding pre-kindergarten through 6th grade in Murfreesboro itself, which is served by the Murfreesboro City Schools system.
The district gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic when local high school student Grady Knox was harassed by district meeting attendees after explaining that his grandmother had died due to the lack of mask-wearing in local schools.[2][3] Outgoing school board chairman Coy Young subsequently apologized, stating his "regret the young man was treated the way he was."[4]
- ^ a b c "District Directory Information (2019-2020 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Tennessee teen talking about grandma who died of Covid heckled by adults at school board meeting". NBC News. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Student whose grandma died of Covid-19 mocked at school board meeting while he advocated for masks". CNN. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Rutherford County School Board apologizes after student heckled in viral video". WKRN-TV. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.