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. As of 2005 the school has about 60 students, who originate from

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.Park, Carolyne.
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''. July 3, 2005. Retrieved on June 2, 2013.

History

Prior to the school's establishment, the

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was the only school for deaf children in Tennessee. In 1972

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, the speaker of the

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, filed a bill that asked for the Tennessee state government to purchase the campus of

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so a school for deaf children could be established in western Tennessee. The city of

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was also seeking to be the location of the school for the deaf.ET Medical School Measure Offered Assembly First Day
" "And in the House, Speaker James McKinney, D-Nashville, filed a bill calling for the purchase of the Union University campus at Jackson for a new West Tennessee School for the Deaf. Tennessee's only school for the deaf is in Knoxville. Memphis is also seeking the school." '' The Daily News'' (

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). February 8, 1972. Volume 2, No. 27. Retrieved from

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(1 of 4) on June 2, 2013. The school opened in its current location in the northern hemisphere fall of 1986. As of 2005 the campus had eight classrooms and two dormitories. The school was to receive a $1.4 million expansion of of space with the beginning of construction scheduled for September of October 2005 and the end scheduled for the northern hemisphere fall of 2006. The expansion included a conference and meeting area, gymnasium, library, and mezzanine area. The expansion was to use a color scheme highlighting the school color, royal blue, and inexpensive materials. The materials included sealed concrete floors, cementitious board walls, and a galvanized metal roof. The architect was

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from Memphis. The expansion was approved by the Tennessee Department of Education, the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, and the

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