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VIDEO: Cane Ridge Asst Principal on paid leave after tackling student during fight

Jason Steen

Cane Ridge High School Assistant Principal James Reese is on paid administrative leave after he violently took a student to the floor and restrained her during a fight in the gym on January 31. After Scoop: Nashville obtained a video of the incident, Metro Nashville Schools released a statement that reads, “a fight occurred in the gym at approximately 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31. Assistant Principal James Reese came into the gym and stopped the fight with the help of a substitute teacher. He was attempting to escort one of the girls out of the gym when the other one involved in the fight moved passed a substitute teacher and pushed them, knocking them to the floor. The AP got up and took that girl to the floor and restrained her to stop the fight from re-occurring.”

Aunt punches 15-year-old in face, drags her by hair, to expedite her departure to school

Jason Steen

When a 15-year-old was slow to get ready for school Tuesday morning her Aunt/Guardian, 34-year-old Alyse Howard, decided to expedite her departure by pulling her toward the front door by her hair, punching her in the face with her fist, and striking her with a shoe until she was outside the door, which she then locked.

Nashville school labels ‘white only’ & ‘black only’ water fountains & doors for Black History Month

Jason Steen

Parents and students are concerned that a Black History display in the hallways of Pearl-Cohn High School may have went too far for their comfort. As part of a project, students labeled doors as ‘colored entrance’ and ‘white entrance’, and nearby water fountains as ‘black only’ and ‘white only’.

Metro teacher arrested 5 times in 6 months still in classroom teaching

Jason Steen

A teacher at Hillwood High School has been arrested 5 times in the past 6 months. Her latest arrest, on January 5th, was for felony aggravated stalking, while still out on bail for a prior arrest. She is till in the classroom teaching children. She’s made threats to kill her victim, and even posted photos of him in various states of undress on her very public social media accounts.