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Baughn criticizes school officials, school supporters fire back

Posted at 10:28 pm July 9, 2013
By John Huotari 13 Comments

Oak Ridge Schools Press Conference Crowd

Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn, third from right, and Oak Ridge High School Acting Principal David Bryant, left, and Superintendent Bruce Borchers, second from left, attend a Monday afternoon press conference at the high school where education officials rebutted Baughn’s allegations that there is a “culture of terror” in the schools, drugs are rampant, and students are at risk of being assaulted.

Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn fired the first shot, writing a letter critical of education officials and alleging that the city’s schools have a “culture of terror,” drugs are rampant, and students are at risk of being assaulted.

On Monday, school supporters and students fired back in a barrage that started with an afternoon press conference at Oak Ridge High School and ended at a City Council meeting.

During the Council meeting, Chuck Agle, who serves on the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission and is the husband of school board member Angi Agle, asked council members to express their disapproval by censuring Baughn. To imply that Oak Ridge Schools widely tolerate wrongdoing is wrong, Agle said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: assaults, Brenda Fellner, Cathy Toth, Chuck Agle, culture of terror, drugs, Jim Andress, Lois Johnson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Trina Baughn

ORHS students place first on National Chemistry Olympiad Exam

Posted at 8:04 am May 28, 2013
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Eddie Anderson

Eddie Anderson

A group of 10 chemistry students at Oak Ridge High School placed first on the National Chemistry Olympiad Exam, a teacher said.

The 40-question exam is given to all second-year chemistry students and any first year students who want to take it, said Eddie Anderson, ORHS chemistry teacher, track coach, and science department chair. The school score is compiled by adding the Top 10 student scores. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: chemistry, David Krispin, David O’Neil, Eddie Anderson, environmental science, Huiming Xia, Jaspreet Singh, Jim Andress, Kyoung-A Cho, Megan Kelly, National Chemistry Olympiad Exam, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Sara Agle, Tim Blackwell, Zeph Meares

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