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**Flipboard** @Flipboard@flipboard.social · 1 j *

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When a Tennessee student makes a threat on social media and it comes to the attention of school staff, the law requires them to investigate the validity of the threat, and figure out a plan of action that supports the student, and protects their peers. @ProPublica reports on an incident in DuPont Tyler Middle School earlier this year, where authorities expelled a seventh grader without following proper procedures. The 12-year-old’s alleged threat was a screenshot of a text exchange that he says he reposted from a Spanish-language news site. It’s just the latest in a series of similar stories of children being expelled, facing felony charges, and being detained — in one case, just for making a “finger gun” gesture at classmates.

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ProPublicaA Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.

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**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 1 j

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May 30, 1983, 42 years ago today: I had a mere 7-mile walk today to the establishment where I intended to stay: Nolichucky Expeditions, a whitewater rafting outfit in Erwin which allows hikers to camp in their field and use their hot showers for two dollars per night. When I got there, I just needed to pitch my tent, soak in that shower, and head into town.

Beneath a soft blue sky with a few puffy clouds we are high atop a mountain range looking down hundreds of feet into a river valley knifing through lofty and rugged green mountains. Their forested slopes slant down almost to the riverbanks. There are narrow strips of houses and lawns in a few spots, otherwise the riverbanks are wooded as well. The river is rather wide, broken by a few small rapids and somewhat muddy from spring runoff. A road below us runs close to the bank to our right.

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**Bing Image of the Day** @biotd@mastodon.social · 1 j

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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States
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#Tennessee #UnitedStates #photography #NationalPark

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 2 j

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May 29, 1983, 42 years ago today: When I resumed my hike, I climbed over Little Bald, from which there were a few views, and descended steeply into Whistling Gap. The sun had come out while I was with Ron, and things were looking up as I ascended to High Rocks.

On a somewhat gloomy day with glimpses of a dull gray sky through the foliage, we are walking a path through a forest of trees and shrubs sprouting the first bright green leaves of spring. The forest floor is carpeted with lush green grass and hundreds of white wildflowers.

**ProPublica** @ProPublica@newsie.social · 2 j

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A Chattanooga public charter school has agreed to pay the family of an 11-year-old boy $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that it wrongfully reported the student to police for an alleged threat of mass violence.

https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-law-lawsuit-settlement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublicaA Tennessee School Agreed to Pay $100,000 to Family of 11-Year-Old Student Arrested Under School Threats Law

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**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 2 j

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May 29, 1983, 42 years ago today: I began hiking exactly at 11:00 beneath a heavy overcast, but no rain. My first three miles were the climb up Big Bald.

Walking through a large mountaintop meadow slanting gently upward to an unseen summit. There is a dense fog, visibility is only around 30 feet (about 9 meters) or so. The meadow is covered in lush green grass several inches in height. Several small shrubs rise from the meadow around us. Most have cranberry colored leaves, one has leaves of a dull pale olive and yellow. A few smaller shoots have bright green leaves.

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 2 j

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May 28, 1983, 42 years ago today: Eventually I made it to the top of a knob with no views and began a descent alongside a barbed-wire fence into a sag.

We are at the summit of a knob that is also the top of a huge pasture running along the crest of a lofty mountain range. A fence line to our right is a simple construction of old, weathered unprocessed wood posts supporting three strands of barbed wire. From our summit, the fence follows the crest of the state line ridge in a long arc down through a huge green pasture to a cluster of several massive trees on a little knob just before the edge of the forest. Wooded ravines and ridges ran up from there towards the forested crest of a mountain towering hundreds of feet above us. Its highest points are just brushing the bottom edge of the overcast.

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 2 j

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May 28, 1983, 42 years ago today: I followed the jeep road through an overgrown field where two gravestones were covered with fresh flowers. They marked the graves of a couple of local men who fought for the Union side in the Civil War and were killed in an ambush by Confederate loyalists while attempting to go home on leave.

We are in a field of tall grass at the edge of a forest. To our right and left two old gravestones face each other several feet apart. The one on the left faces us obliquely, we can read the name "David Shelton" on it. A small bouquet of yellow flowers has been placed in front of it. A similar bouquet of blue flowers lies in front of the other grave.

Larry Braun @LarryBraun@mastodon.social

**Larry Braun** @LarryBraun@mastodon.social · 3 j

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Church Steeple Above the Rooftops

A small town square displays a row of historic buildings under a sky filled with fluffy clouds. Cars are parked along the street, casting long shadows in the low-angle sunlight.

Town Square
Huntingdon, Tennessee

#cityscape #HuntingdonTN #Tennessee #SmallTownAmerica #travelphotography #roadtrip #steeple #streetphotography #streetscene
#photooftheday #fediart

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A small town square displays a row of historic buildings under a sky filled with fluffy clouds

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 3 j

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May 27, 1983, 42 years ago today: Perched near the summit of Camp Creek Bald beside a very futuristic cluster of communications towers was a steel fire tower with views every bit as excellent as those from Rich Mountain.

We are high atop a fire tower on the summit of a mountain looking down along the ridge crest ahead. Many of the trees below are sprouting bright green spring leaves, one is covered with bright orange flowers. A sprawling grassy clearing has been cut out of the woods near the crest of the ridge. Coming up from the valley, a winding dirt road runs through that grassy clearing past a collection of odd-looking buildings to a large structure looking out over the valley from the base of a small cliff face. The smaller buildings included a cluster of A-frames and some larger round structures. Below the clearing rugged green foothills descend towards a wide, gently rolling plain.

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 3 j

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May 27, 1983, 42 years ago today: Following my long break, I finally started to hit my stride after a morning of mediocre progress. It was 1:30, and the day was still idyllic.

We are high atop a fire tower on the summit of a mountain looking down along a ridge crest covered with flowering trees with yellow or orange blossoms. Below that crest, a succession of rugged ridges and valleys cascade to the misty horizon. Their varied color palette shows that many trees are budding along the other ridges as well. The sky is a soft blue with haze along the horizon.

Shelia Hunt Fine Art @sheliahunt@photog.social

**Shelia Hunt Fine Art** @sheliahunt@photog.social · 4 j

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Memorial Day Patriotic Tribute - See this heartfelt tribute on at https://buff.ly/kLS1Hma

“Veterans Cemetery, A Silent Tribute” depicts thousands of tombstones at the Veterans Administration Cemetery in Johnson City, TN , with a large American flag on a summer day. The words “Forever in our Hearts” are written on the picture as a tribute to our veterans. From the Fine Art Gallery of Shelia Hunt at Shelia-hunt.pixels.com

#SheliaHuntPhotography #BestOfTheUSA #BestOfThe_USA

**ProPublica** @ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 j

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A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess if He Made a Threat.
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The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them — with minimal transparency or accountability.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threat-assessment-expulsion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublicaA Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.

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