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Warren County Schools have created a new position of School Safety and Security Coordinator to start on September 1st. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said that Lieutenant Ray Robinson will fill the role. He said many school districts have had a renewed emphasis on school safety, and that this position was one way to showcase what Warren Schools have already ... Read More »

Warren County High School is in the process of finding a new Executive Principal. This, after current Principal Clark George moved into a role at the central office as the new 9th-12th Grade Instructional Supervisor. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said while change can be hard, “Always at the end of the school year we take lots of different things ... Read More »

The Warren County School Calendar will remain the same after using more stockpile days than originally allotted. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said that sickness and weather forced the school to go over its original 13 stockpile days. Swallows said that they were able to petition for a waiver to avoid extending the school year. “Based on what we experienced ... Read More »

Warren County High School Math Teacher John Upchurch will be honored on Saturday, after passing away from COVID. Upchurch passed away this weekend. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the funeral service will be at Highland Rim CrossFit at 1:00 PM, the gym that Upchurch owned. Swallows said the death has been difficult to process this week, as staff and ... Read More »

The Warren County School Board has decided to go with a mask recommendation, instead of a mandate. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system was preparing for a mandate when it was triggered by a county COVID rate of 26 percent earlier this month. However, he said that rates dropped below that percentage and then the Governors’s executive order ... Read More »

Students in Warren County will continue a half in-class, half at-home schedule through the first nine weeks. Warren County Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system based the decision on parents feedback. “What we’re doing currently is working and working well, we got a lot of feedback from community members and parents and students and teachers that felt like ... Read More »

Greg Wilson could have never imagined being Principal at White County School as he walked through graduation in 1985. “I was speaking to some classmates online, I would have never thought that I could come back and be in the place of Mr. Charles Dycus, who was our principal,” Wilson said. “One of the things that never crossed my mind.” ... Read More »

Grant Swallows said he feels ready to begin as Warren County’s next School Director. Swallows said although he has loved working nine years as White County High School’s principal, his family was the main reason for applying for the position. “I’m just excited and really appreciative of the board having confidence in me to offer that [position],” Swallows said. “I ... Read More »

The Warren County School Board voted Monday night to approve Grant Swallows’ contract as the new director of schools. The board voted 5-1 to approve a four-year contract for Swallows with an annual salary of $115,000. Swallows will have one year to move to Warren County. He currently serves as principal at White County High School. He will replace Bobby ... Read More »

With fluctuating safety restrictions, the TSSAA could have practices beginning on time in June. White County High School Principal Grant Swallows said there’s a tough balance between what the TSSAA decides and local school districts. “There in major cities and in our state there’s a lot more cases going on and maybe in some rural areas,” Swallows said. “From a ... Read More »