Students question superintendent after heat illness
By The BriefBrief
Two Carter Middle School students criticized Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk after classmates were hospitalized with heat-related illnesses during a Carter Middle evacuation on Friday. Rysewyk said students were moved to the Carter High School football field after a bomb threat was written on a bathroom wall.
WHO:Two Carter Middle School students; Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk
WHAT:Students dispute the superintendent’s handling of an evacuation after classmates suffered heat-related illnesses.
WHEN:Sep 7, 2026
WHERE:Knox County, Tennessee
WHY:A bomb threat written on a bathroom wall prompted the evacuation, and students were moved to the Carter High School football field where heat-related illnesses occurred.
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