This undated photo released by the Knox County Schools, high school football player Zaevion Dobson, 15, was shot to death Thursday night, Dec. 17, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn., as he shielded three girls from gunfire in a shooting spree. Dobson, a sophomore at Fulton High School in northern Knoxville, was a fine, fine young man, said Fulton High School football coach Rob Black. (Knox County Schools via AP)The News Sentinel is partnering with WBIR, WVLT and WATE to host a community forum Wednesday evening on violence, a month after 15-year-old Fulton High School football player Zaevion Dobson was shot to death while shielding friends from gunfire.
The forum will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium at Fulton High.
The panelists are Gus Paidousis, Knox County Schools security chief; Dr. Clovis Stair, KCS supervisor of Psychological Services; Mark Stephens, Knox County public defender; Reggie Jenkins, Uunik Academy; Lorene Jackson, Boys and Girls Club; Ronni Chandler, Project GRAD; Kevin Dubose, Emerald Youth Foundation; Melissa Massie, KCS director of Student Support Services; Rick Staples, 100 Black Men; Stan Johnson, SEEED Knox; Jackie Clay, Save our Sons; Denetria Moore, Girl Talk; Doug Kose, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Kwabena (Beno) Miller, Overcoming Believers Church (and reformed gang member); Tim Irwin, Knox County Juvenile Court judge.
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