SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Sumner County Schools is moving forward with its plan to host a “Charlie Kirk Day of Peaceful Civic Discourse” amid polarizing reactions from the community.

Following push-back from parents, the Sumner County Schools Superintendent Scott Langford shared a message Friday with more details on what the day will entail. The reactions came after Sumner County School Board signed off on the day in a Tuesday night vote.

“The intention of the symbolic gesture of designating October 14 as ‘Charlie Kirk Day of Peaceful Civic Discourse’ is to encourage everyone in Sumner County to listen, to hear, and to come together through respectful dialogue and mutual understanding in a way that honors the best of America for the future of our kids,” a Facebook post from the distr

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