Tennessee School for the Blind

Tennessee School for the Blind
Address
Map
115 Stewarts Ferry Pike

Nashville
,
(Davidson County)
,
Tennessee
37214

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalAndreanita Gordon
Staff29.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment127[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio4.38[1]
Color(s)Royal blue and gold
    [2]
NicknameTigers[2]
Website[1]

Tennessee School for the Blind (Braille: ⠠⠠⠠⠞⠢⠰⠎⠑⠑⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠃⠇⠠⠄, TSB, ⠞⠎⠃) is a K–12 school for blind children in Clover Bottom, Nashville, Tennessee.[3] It is overseen by the Tennessee Department of Education.

It was previously in Rolling Mill Hill.[4]

History

In the era of de jure educational segregation in the United States the school separated black students from white ones. Initially the campus on Hermitage Avenue was reserved for white students, but when the Donelson campus opened, the black students moved to Hermitage,[5] which began educating black students in 1944. A Victorian mansion in Hermitage was the classroom site for white students.[4] The Hermitage campus has Colonial revival architecture.[5]

The school racially integrated in 1965, with all students moved to Donelson. An alumnus, Ralph Brewer, stated that he did not recall problems that occurred as a result of desegregation.[5]

The State of Tennessee continued to own the disused Hermitage campus. Alumni of TSB argued for preserving the property after the Nashville Metropolitan government made a proposal to demolish it so it could build the Nashville School of the Arts there.[5] In 2017 the Tennessee Historical Commission ruled that it was eligible to be a historic property. Historic Nashville Inc. made efforts to help preserve the property.[4]

Student body

In 1965 the school had 150 white students and 30 black students.[5]

Campus

The school has dormitory facilities.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tennessee School for the Blind". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tennessee School for the Blind". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee School for the Blind". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Mazza, Sandy (October 25, 2018). "'Nashville Nine' most endangered historic properties announced". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hubbard, Alex (November 2, 2018). "Don't let the history of the Tennessee School for the Blind be forgotten | Opinion". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Residential Students". Tennessee School for the Blind. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

Further reading

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