MEDIA Coverage of OCR Complaint and Background
Knox school board approves rezoning. Knoxville News Sentinel 6/8.17
Knox school board to vote on rezoning for middle schools. Knoxville News Sentinel 6/3/17
Thomas is open to building inner-city schools. Knoxville News Sentinel.
Knox schools set redistricting meetings. Knoxville News Sentinel March 2/5/17
Will zoning bring resegregation? Shopper News March 8, 2017
Rezoning proposal is a concern. KNS editorial. March 2, 2017
School chief wants NAACP to drop complaint. February 28, 2017
NAACP likes school proposal. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 26, 2017
Rezoning would affect six middle schools Knoxville News Sentinel February 24, 2017
1st District residents plan rezoning of Knox schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 12, 2017.
Vine Middle parents express frustrations at rezoning meeting. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 1, 2017.
Holston Middle parents feel 'punished' by rezoning. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 26, 2017
Two seek fairness in school rezoning. (Article about the Reverend Butlers.) Shopper News. January 25, 2017
Concerns raised over redistricting. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 19, 2017
Busing to the 'Burbs. Knoxville Mercury January 12, 2017
Busing students draws more opposition. Knoxville News Sentinel January 12, 2017
School rezoning could unwind '89. Shopper News 12/14/16
East Knox parents urge crosstown busing halt. Knoxville News Sentinel 12/7/16
Knox school board to vote on rezoning for middle schools. Knoxville News Sentinel 6/3/17
Thomas is open to building inner-city schools. Knoxville News Sentinel.
Knox schools set redistricting meetings. Knoxville News Sentinel March 2/5/17
Will zoning bring resegregation? Shopper News March 8, 2017
Rezoning proposal is a concern. KNS editorial. March 2, 2017
School chief wants NAACP to drop complaint. February 28, 2017
NAACP likes school proposal. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 26, 2017
Rezoning would affect six middle schools Knoxville News Sentinel February 24, 2017
1st District residents plan rezoning of Knox schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 12, 2017.
Vine Middle parents express frustrations at rezoning meeting. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 1, 2017.
Holston Middle parents feel 'punished' by rezoning. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 26, 2017
Two seek fairness in school rezoning. (Article about the Reverend Butlers.) Shopper News. January 25, 2017
Concerns raised over redistricting. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 19, 2017
Busing to the 'Burbs. Knoxville Mercury January 12, 2017
Busing students draws more opposition. Knoxville News Sentinel January 12, 2017
School rezoning could unwind '89. Shopper News 12/14/16
East Knox parents urge crosstown busing halt. Knoxville News Sentinel 12/7/16
Knox County students to be rezoned. Knoxville News Sentinel Nov. 16, 2016
Gibbs Middle to get new auditorium. Knoxville News Sentinel. June 25, 2016.
Knox submits records for probe. Knoxville News Sentinel. June 19, 2016
Knoxville News Sentinel research results on capital expenditures by school district.: New Schools Fuel Bias Claim February 21, 2016.
How the Office of Civil Rights reviews schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 21, 2016.
Groundbreaking for Gibbs and Hardin Schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. February 20, 2016
Civil rights investigation proceeds. Shopper News. February 3, 2016
County law director misleads on MOU. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 28, 2016
What's the rush to build middle schools? Shopper News. January 27, 2016
County commission approves building contracts for Gibbs and Hardin Valley schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 26, 2016.
McKenzie wants county commission to have race discussion. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 25, 2016.
Knoxville News Sentinel editorial encourages Knox County Commission to delay voting on school contracts until OCR investigation completed. January 24, 2016
Knoxville NAACP to ask Knox County Commission to vote down middle school contracts. Knoxville News Sentinel, January 20, 2016
Gibbs school plan still on table. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 15, 2016
Knoxville NAACP: Race is an issue in federal complaint on schools. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 14, 2016
Feds probe middle school plan. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 13, 2016
NAACP press conference on OCR complaint. WATE, January 13, 2016
Segregation concerns stems from budget compromise. WBIR June 16, 2016. (Referred to in OCR complaint.)
Burchett, McIntyre 'fist bump' on two new county schools, WATE, June 8, 2015
Knox County school board approves new school for Gibbs community. WATE, April 13, 2015
Knox County School Superintendent recommends new school in Hardin Valley, not Gibbs, WATE, April 8, 2015
