Parent says repeated bullying, death threat claim persisted after prior complaint

A resident returned to the meeting to report a new bullying incident involving her grandson and to say prior complaints had not stopped the behavior.

"I'm here as a follow-up to last meeting. Two days after I appeared before you, the same thing happened to my grandson. Unmerciful bullying so bad my daughter had to come pick him up from school," the resident said. She added that the same students were responsible and that a student had attempted to befriend her grandson's mother on FaceTime.

The speaker said she contacted school officials and that Dr. Holman had told her he had spoken with the vice principal and "it would be handled," but she said the behavior continued. She also reported a threat she described as criminal: "the same student that stated that she would be going to kill and burn my daughter August 1. Her threat is a class 2 felony terrorism threat."

In addition to recounting the incidents, the resident said she plans to keep raising the matter at board meetings until she is satisfied with the school system's response. She said she received a state news bulletin noting a change in law taking effect July 1 that, in her words, "takes away the license of any student who is found in cyberbullying or bullying for 1 year," and that the state provided a form she could use to file complaints against the board and schools involved.

The remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting; the transcript does not record any immediate board action or vote in response. The speaker said she had already contacted state officials and that she would "use my rights as an open county citizen and a citizen of the state of Tennessee."