Decade of Discipline Data Shows Little Change

Rev. Joe Maddox addressing the school board at its March 7 meeting.

But Knox County Schools commits to resuming reports of disparities between racial and economic groups.

Freedom Schools Questioned

John Butler at school board meeting on 5-1-23, screenshot from KCSTV

Two school board members raise concerns about materials and “agendas” in the summer program with a civil rights heritage — while others push back strongly.

Different Approach to Disparities

Knox County Schools administrator Brian Hartsell speaking in an auditorium at a meeting about racial disparities

Superintendent Jon Rysewyk is moving away from an eight-year effort to measure racial and economic gaps — but he says they remain priorities.

Election 2022: School Board District 1

Posed photographs of Reginald Jackson, Breyauna Holloway and John Butler

A well-known Democrat faces off against two independent candidates to represent the county’s only majority-minority district.

Primary 2022: School Board District 1

Two candidates with histories of community involvement vie for the Democratic nomination in the county’s only majority-minority district.

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