'There's No Other Fix. Those Kids Need a New School' | Powell Community Members Frustrated over Proposed School Rezoning Plan

Powell community gathers to debate solutions to school overcrowding

POWELL, Tenn. (WATE) — Parents and education officials gathered for a community meeting on Thursday as the district considers solutions to address overcrowding at Powell Elementary School. The meeting at Powell High School gathered feedback from parents before a final proposal is presented to the Board of Education for a vote at its meeting on [...]

'There's no other fix. Those kids need a new school' | Powell community members frustrated over proposed school rezoning plan

Knox County School officials are looking to rezone 200 students from Powell Elementary School to ease overcapacity concerns and leave room for future growth.

Powell fills PHS auditorium to talk about rezoning

The chart above is a key takeaway from the meeting on February 19, 2026, to arrive at “The Powell Solution.” Two assistant superintendents – Kori Lautner, policy and impact, and Garfield Adams, operations – led the meeting which actually still might be going on. (I left after 2-1/2 hours). Adams said the Knox County Schools officials would stay as long as attendees had questions. Lautner began with a question: “What problem are we trying to solv…