by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 9, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy and Lead Reporter Tom Pappert argue that Ramadan accommodations at Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) as detailed in a recent Nashville Banner feature article may violate the First Amendment’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 29, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said Metro Nashville Public Schools’ (MNPS) newly announced partnership with Colin Kaepernick’s artificial intelligence (AI) company raises serious questions about the district’s priorities and the quality of education...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the use of metal detectors inside Antioch High School in Nashville may have prevented the deadly shooting that took place at the school on Wednesday morning. 17-year old Solomon Henderson, an African American male...
