Tennessee School for the Blind explained

Tennessee School for the Blind
Streetaddress:	115 Stewarts Ferry Pike
City:	Nashville
State:	Tennessee
County:	(Davidson County)
Zipcode:	37214
Country:	USA
Principal:	Andreanita Gordon
Staff:	29.00 (FTE)
Ratio:	4.38
Type:	Public high school
Enrollment:	127^[1]
Enrollment As Of:	2022-23
Campus:	(Urban/Country)-->
Colors:	Royal blue and gold ^[2]
Nickname:	Tigers
Website:	https://www.tsbtigers.org/

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tennessee School for the Blind. National Center for Education Statistics. March 21, 2024.
2. Web site: Tennessee School for the Blind. 2024-03-21. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. en-US.
3. Web site: Tennessee School for the Blind. National Center for Education Statistics. June 25, 2021.
4. Web site: Mazza. Sandy. 'Nashville Nine' most endangered historic properties announced. The Tennessean. October 25, 2018. June 25, 2021.
5. Web site: Residential Students. Tennessee School for the Blind. June 25, 2021.
6. Web site: Hubbard. Alex. Don't let the history of the Tennessee School for the Blind be forgotten | Opinion|newspaper=The Tennessean]|date=November 2, 2018|accessdate=June 25, 2021}} which began educating black students in 1944. A Victorian mansion in Hermitage was the classroom site for white students. The Hermitage campus has Colonial revival architecture.

   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.

   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. 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.

   Student body

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

   Campus

   The school has dormitory facilities.^[5]

   See also

   • Tennessee School for the Deaf
   • West Tennessee School for the Deaf

   Further reading

   • Web site: 1881 — Tennessee School for the Blind Colored Department, Nashville, Tennessee School integrated, 1965. Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. June 25, 2021.

   External links

   • Tennessee School for the Blind (current website)
   • Tennessee School for the Blind (older website)

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