NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee schools would be allowed to turn away or charge students tuition if their families cannot ...

With the threat of severe storms and flooding throughout the region, a number of Middle Tennessee school districts have canceled classes Thursday. Cheatham County Schools was among the first to close.

His dad said he felt they were "funneled" through a system that didn't allow him to advocate for his young son, who insisted he wasn't making a threat.

Metro Nashville Public Schools closed early Thursday morning. That includes all of Nashville's before and after school care is cancelled unless the provider offers an inclement weather site.