metro schools

Hunters Lane: School Resource Officer says 4 students robbed a teen in the school restroom

10/17/202110/17/2021 Jason Steen

18-year-old Tyrone Anthony Johnson Jr posted a $5,000 cash bond just 3 hours after his arrest at Hunters Lane High School in Goodlettsville for robbery earlier this month. Johnson is identified as one of four males that came into the restroom and demanded money from a male high school senior using the restroom. Despite resistance, the 4 assailants rummaged through the victim’s pockets, taking his beats headphones and keys to his car. As he attempted to escape the restroom, the boys overpowered him, picking him up and pinning him to the ground, continuing the robbery. MNPD School Resource Officer Byron Boelter made the arrest

Parent charged after threatening to “shoot up” Wright Middle School in Nashville — Osama Awali

09/29/202109/29/2021 Jason Steen

51-year-old Osama Awali is jailed in lieu of a $75,000 bond after threatening to “shoot up” Wright Middle School in Nashville. Upset that the school denied his request to transfer his daughter from the school, he called the MNPS customer service line on Monday and stated that he would show up Tuesday and “punch the principal”, Sharada Deaton, and continued that he “may as well shoot up the place”. He was taken into custody Tuesday as he arrived in the student drop-off lane. Awali is charged with Communicating a threat against a school employee, a misdemeanor.

Student KO’d in a Metro Schools classroom; Teacher drags limp body into hallway

08/21/201908/22/2019 Jason Steen

It’s been a rough start to the year for Metro Schools for violence inside the schools. In the first 13 days of school, Scoop: Nashville has received over 25 videos of individual fights across the district.

8-year-old suffers broken clavicle after being ‘restrained’ by MNPS teacher – $8K Settlement

04/14/201904/14/2019 Jason Steen

Metro Nashville has now settled the claim of an 8-year-old that suffered a broken clavicle (collarbone) after being restrained by an Una Elementary School teacher, for $8,000 with the parent of the child.

Former HG Hill Middle School PTO President Janice Adrian indicted on felony theft charges

03/21/2019 Jason Steen

Former HG Hill Middle School PTO President Janice Adrian has been arrested, after she was indicted on felony theft charges from the organization.

13-year-old arrested for Instagram threat to ‘shoot up’ Haynes Middle School

03/07/201903/07/2019 Jason Steen

Investigation by Specialized Investigations Division detectives has resulted in the arrest of a 13-year-old Haynes Middle School student for posting an Instagram threat to “shoot up” the school.

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

02/27/2019 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’.

Hillsboro High School student arrested: weapons on school property

02/01/2019 Jason Steen

The search of Hillsboro High student Soloman Smith, 18, resulted in his arrest for bringing multiple knives to school on Thursday, which were hidden on his person.

School Board Showdown. Board member asks teachers to come wearing masks, Director seeks to fill seats with his own friends

01/08/201902/28/2020 Jason Steen

A school board member asking teachers to show up in masks. A judge on the radio asking black listeners to show up and fill the seats first. Welcome to the first Metro School Board meeting of 2019, tonight at 5 p.m.

Metro teacher’s laptop stolen from unlocked car with private student data on it

12/12/2018 Jason Steen

A Metro Nashville Public Schools owned laptop was stolen from a teacher’s unlocked car on Saturday in Old Hickory. On the laptop was private student data on special needs students, connected to at least 5 families.