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Feb 6 2023
06:56 am
By: bizgrrl
"Alcoa City Schools will be closed Monday, Feb. 6, and Tuesday, Feb. 7, because of teacher illnesses. Director of Alcoa City Schools Becky Stone told The Daily Times that there were 24 teacher absences Friday; 14 went unfilled. Those absences mostly stem from COVID-19 and stomach illnesses."
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Maryville City Schools were
Maryville City Schools were closed Friday, 2/24/2023, duevto staffing shortages.
Now, Loudon County Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday, 2/27/2023 and 2/28/2023, because of staffing challenges related to sickness.