Metro Nashville is a county-wide district with 167 schools and 86,000 students. WSMV Channel 4 wants to know why certain schools are so notorious for violence.
The video clips shown by WSMV below are from Hunters Lane, which is not even the most violent High School. Two other Metro Nashville High Schools have even much higher rates of students who have been involved in a fight this year. However, they have fewer students overall. So Hunters Lane counted the most fights overall.
The Metro Nashville District says every middle and high school will soon have a “restorative practice specialist.” They will allegedly teach students “how to process conflict and emotions without resorting to violence.”
Note that the percentages listed are the percentage of students involved in fights, just this school year so far!
Most violent Elementary Schools:
Robert Churchwell Elementary: 11% of students involved in fights. 95% Black.
Bellshire Elementary: 8% of students involved in fights. 81% Black.
Alex Green Elementary: 5% of students involved in fights. 81% Black, 11% Latino.
Most violent Middle Schools:
Jere Baxter Middle: 28% of students involved in fights. 54% Black, 27% Latino
John Early Middle: 22% of all students involved in fights. 84% Black, 7% White, 5% Latino, 4% Asian.
Margaret Allen Middle: 15% of all students involved in fights. 43% Black, 33% Latino, and 20% White.
Madison Middle: 14% of all students involved in fights. 54% Black, 30% Latino, 13% White.
Goodlettsville Middle: 12% of all students involved in fights. 42% Black, 29% Latino, 26% White.
Two Rivers Middle: 12% of all students involved in fights. 42% Black, 30% White, 23% Latino.
Apollo Middle: 12% of all students involved in fights. 45% Latino, 30% Black, and 18% White.
Most violent High Schools:
Brick Church Prep: 20% of all students involved in fights. 80% Black, 11% Latino, 6% White.
Maplewood High School: 18% of all students involved in fights. 72% Black, 18% Latino, 7% White
Hunters Lane High School: 12% of all students involved in fights. 45% Black, 37% Latino, 16% White.
KIPP Collegiate: 12% of all students involve din fights. 67% Black, 28% Latino.
Note: For some schools a percentage is only listed for the largest racial group. Other have up to four categories.
