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Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues

Governor Bill Lee said Wednesday he wants all Tennessee schools to remain closed throughout the school year.

In a tweet after the announcement, Lee said he’s working with the Tennessee Department of Education to “ensure there is flexibility for districts to complete critical year-end activities.”

The tweet garnered dozens of responses within the first hour after it was published. Many
of them from students, were like this:

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues (2)

Some fretted over the announcement in tweets like this, though:

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues (3)

Many responded with the #reopenTennessee hashtag like this:

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues (5)

To which some responded like this:
    

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues (4)

Some thought Lee had done the right thing. Some thought Lee had “finally” done the right thing. Other than that, response tweets kind of fell on both sides of this line:

Gov. Lee Orders Schools Closed for the Year, Twitter Hilarity Ensues (6)