In two tweets, Metro Nashville Councilmember John Rutherford explains the school privatization agenda by way of charter schools:

They then appeal to the state where approval is nearly certain and state approval means they fall under the state rather than MNPS. The state has essentially disincentivized local approval, circumvented local authority and further eroded public education. 2/2

— CM John Rutherford (@johnlrutherford) February 23, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee has always been a proponent of privatization:

Bill and Betsy: A Tennessee School Voucher Story

SHOCKING!

The call Rutherford received and his summary of it in two tweets makes it abundantly clear: The agenda is to circumvent local school boards and allow the state to funnel public money to private entities.

Lee even outlined such a scheme in his State of the State:

Exceptionally Bad

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