There were two walk-outs, and the school debuted a new weapons detection system. Just six days ago, in the cafeteria, a year-old student was shot to death by a year-old student who turned the gun on himself. In Antioch and across Tennessee, teens are telling us they want something to change. In the last 24 hours, they demonstrated outside their school and both outside and inside the Tennessee Capitol.
James is a co-founder and the executive director of The F. Her organization partners with several Metro Nashville Public Schools and Davidson County Juvenile Court to equip Black and Brown girls with tools to address trauma and adult-like expectations. According to The F.
Design and researchers at The University of Tennessee, the counselor-to-student ratio in Tennessee is just one school counselor to every students. Also according to their research in Tennessee, Black girls are four times more likely to be suspended once, and over 15 times more likely to be suspended multiple times.
The research is linked here. They have different needs, religions, and cultures," James said. James, who graduated from Antioch High, said to me more important than more metal detectors are more mental detectors in schools. School officials did tell us academics will take a backseat for the remainder of the week at Antioch High School.
They will continue to work on community-building activities and other restorative practices. Do you have more information about this story? You can email me at hannah.
