Union County school district, parents respond to viral Keaton Jones bullying video

Keaton Jones
Keaton Jones

MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. - A local middle school student's video about being bullied in the lunchroom went viral over the weekend, leading to dozens of stories in national and international media outlets and calls for Union County Public Schools to do more to address bullying.

"I'm surprised this hasn't happened before now, because I know several parents that have gone to the school with the same problem, and not just the middle school, but all the schools," said Amanda Hensley, a parent with two students in the school district who said she is a neighbor of Horace Maynard Middle School student Keaton Jones.

"I know several people who have gone over there, and it's the same old story," Hensley said. "Somebody's going to end up getting hurt if they don't get it under control."

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