Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Claiborne County Director of Schools has now spoken about an ongoing hazing investigation involving students.
The Claiborne Co. Board of Education hosted a meeting Thursday night just days after Claiborne High School head football coach Nathan Medlin resigned from his job ahead of the season.
Director of Schools Meredith Medley Arnold addressed the board and the public at the meeting, confirming that the incident being investigated happened during football camp.
“Both the school board members and our administrative team remain fully aware that an incident occurred at the Claiborne High School football camp. We treat such matters with the utmost importance which is why law enforcement was immediately notified and asked to conduct a full investigation. Because that law enforcement investigation remains ongoing and because Claiborne Co Schools possesses a duty to at all times protect student privacy, neither the board nor I, the director of schools, can offer any further specific comments on this situation. Once the law enforcement investigation stands as compete, we trust the district attorney’s office to take appropriate action and update you, the public, regarding the same. With that, I do want to take a moment publicly to thank not only the district attorney’s office, but the Tazewell and New Tazewell police departments for all their diligent and professional work to date. I also want to end these remarks by assuring our students, our parents and all members of our Claiborne County community that we are taking this matter seriously and we will never stop working tirelessly to prioritize the safety of our students. If any mistakes were made by Claiborne County Schools during this process, then we will also work hard to identify such mistakes and make steps to make sure they are never repeated. We understand the importance of trust at Claiborne County Schools and we are going to do everything within our power to strengthen the trust you have in our school system moving forward.” – Director of Schools Meredith Medley Arnold
The New Tazewell Police Department is leading the investigation into the incident. School administrators called the sheriff’s office to investigate a hazing incident that happened at Claiborne High School on July 30.
Corey McGinnis has been named as the interim head football coach at Claiborne High School following the resignation of Nathan Medlin.
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