Posted on Sep 10, 2021
Tennessee teen talking about grandma who died of Covid heckled by adults at school board meeting
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A Tennessee teenager who was mocked by adults as he defended masks by explaining his grandmother died of Covid-19 called the moment “complete insanity.”
Grady Knox, a junior at Central Magnet School, was mocked and shouted down while speaking at a Rutherford County School Board meeting Tuesday night. A clip of the moment made the rounds of social media, showing adults telling the teenage boy to “shut up” as he gave a personal story to relay his views in favor of mask mandates.
Knox told the board that he was worried about being infected at school and bringing the coronavirus home to his grandparents.
Grady Knox, a junior at Central Magnet School, was mocked and shouted down while speaking at a Rutherford County School Board meeting Tuesday night. A clip of the moment made the rounds of social media, showing adults telling the teenage boy to “shut up” as he gave a personal story to relay his views in favor of mask mandates.
Knox told the board that he was worried about being infected at school and bringing the coronavirus home to his grandparents.
Tennessee teen talking about grandma who died of Covid heckled by adults at school board meeting
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When we can't unite, even to protect the kids, something has gone terribly wrong. Who are the "adults" here?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“They’re higher risk than me, so I don’t want to give them Covid,” Knox said. “This time last year, my grandmother, who was a former teacher at the Rutherford County school system died of Covid because someone wasn't wearing a mask.”
A man in the background could be heard telling Knox to “shut up,” and a woman in the background appeared to snicker at him, according to video of the moment.
Knox told NBC affiliate WSMV that he couldn’t believe the incident and that it was “complete insanity.”
“If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful I feel,” Knox said. “I was shaken a little bit.”
He added that he hopes those who view the video understand that the people of Rutherford County are not defined by the adults who heckled him."
..."“They’re higher risk than me, so I don’t want to give them Covid,” Knox said. “This time last year, my grandmother, who was a former teacher at the Rutherford County school system died of Covid because someone wasn't wearing a mask.”
A man in the background could be heard telling Knox to “shut up,” and a woman in the background appeared to snicker at him, according to video of the moment.
Knox told NBC affiliate WSMV that he couldn’t believe the incident and that it was “complete insanity.”
“If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful I feel,” Knox said. “I was shaken a little bit.”
He added that he hopes those who view the video understand that the people of Rutherford County are not defined by the adults who heckled him."
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