Farragut High Bomb Threat Town Hall

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April 1, 2016

Last night the School Board Rep for Farragut held a community meeting on the 4 incidents that has disrupted school at Farragut High School. About 100 people were there at the peak of the meeting.

The crowd before the Bomb Threat Town Hall begins.

Many parents came wanting details and questioning procedures and protocals for handling these disruptions. All they got was we involve a lot of agencies and you have to trust us to handle it.

The last disruption in classes resulted in the student body being in the football stadium for two and a half hours. A parent said that students came home with sunburns. Parents want better more accurate communications.

The crowd during the Bomb Threat Town Hall

A couple of students were the best participants. A current Junior explained that the last disruption her class had a substitute teacher. The students all knew something was happening at 8:30 a.m. because the boys bathroom was shut down and there were a lot of administrators around the bathroom. Whatever means of communication was used with the teachers via email or text did not come to her class and the first and only thing her class knew was when they were told to go to the football stadium. She wants a better known process for what the expectation is and details for where they are going.

A student from Hardin Valley asked the administrators if the situations at Hardin Valley and Farragut really are one offs or is it a indication of a bigger problem. The comment in response to the student was that if students knew it was a bigger problem tget should speak up.

A Hardin Valley student asks a question.

School Board Chairman Doug Harris, Director of Schools Dr. Jim McIntyre, Jr., Knox Co Sheriffs Assistant Chief Lee Tramel and Knox Co Sheriffs Captain Robby Lawson listen during the Bomb Threat Town Hall.

The attendees at the heighth of the meeting.

a parent discussing the latest disruption. Explaining that students came home with sunburns from being on the football stands from 2.5 hours — a parent discussing the latest disruption. Explaining that students came home with sunburns from being on the football stands for 2.5 hours.

Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr. explaining to responses to threats — Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr. explaining responses to threats

There were at least two low lights from this dog and pony show. One was a parent of a Lenoir City High School student that came to claim 15 seconds of fame to scold the Farragut parents about bullying. The second was a father that ranted about not getting a returned phone call from Dr. McIntyre and kept referring to Dr. McIntyre as Mr. McIntyre.

Fifth District School Board Candidate Buddy Pelot along with Knox County Commissioner John Schoonmaker and Knox Co Commission Vice Chairman Bob Thomas were present.

According to a Knox Co School Administrator the current student enrollment at Farragut High is 1,700. Only 100 attendees is a poor sampling of the student body parents.