Posted on 04/07/2026 5:41:33 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WSMV) - A petition has been launched in an effort to remove a Washington County Board of Education member and the district’s superintendent over comments made toward a student during an early-April meeting.
During a BOE meeting that was streamed on YouTube on April 2, board member Keith Ervin can be heard saying the following to a student he was sitting next to:
“God, you’re hot. Do you know that? Where do you go to school at?”
Directly after Ervin’s comments to the student, laughter can be heard throughout the meeting and then the meeting continues on, seemingly with no acknowledgement of the exchange.
Not long after the meeting, a petition was launched in an effort to remove Ervin and Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd. So far, it’s garnered nearly 2,500 signatures.
“It is imperative that we take action now to hold these officials accountable. We demand the immediate removal of both Jerry Boyd and Keith Ervin from their positions on the Washington County Board of Education. Their continued presence undermines the trust and safety of the students they are meant to serve,” the petition partially reads.
The Washington County BOE reports that an emergency meeting has been called for Wednesday, April 8, to address this incident.
“One of our colleagues, Keith Ervin, made a grossly inappropriate comment toward our student Board member. Mr. Ervin has explained that he meant nothing offensive and that we have simply misunderstood his intentions,” the board said.
“Mr. Ervin knows his own intentions, but the rest of us have to judge his words and his actions. What we saw was shocking. He objectified and diminished a young woman publicly. No explanation can justify that.”
During the emergency meeting, the BOE is set to consider and approve a motion to censure Ervin over the comments.
WSMV4 has reached out to Boyd, Ervin and other school board members regarding the petition and Ervin’s comments.
Brad Arnett, one of the people claiming to have created the petition, released the following statement to WSMV4:
“An update regarding the petition filed to seek the removal of Keith Ervin and Jerry Boyd from the Washington County school board. This effort has always been about one thing—our children. We are continuing to make steady progress and are committed to taking every step available to us to ensure the board takes accountability and realizes why this situation is not okay and could have been prevented. Our goal is to not allow this to keep happening, to make sure that every student knows that they are seen, heard, and respected in an environment that is safe, supportive, and free from discomfort or humiliation. As parents and community members, we will continue to advocate for a school system that reflects the values we expect for our children—fairness, dignity, and respect. We will not stop pushing forward until those standards are upheld. I appreciate the continued support from the community and encourage everyone to stay motivated and keeping their voices loud about this issue.
”I became involved because I reside in Washington County, I went to school my entire life in these schools. The things that are happening now have happened for as long as I can remember. It’s the “good ole boy” system. They protect each other and let each other get away with whatever they want, and it needs to stop. As a father of both a boy and a girl, I was appalled by the video, as anyone who is a decent human being should be. Keith Ervin has taken full advantage of his position way too many times and it needs to end here. The positions they hold are a privilege and they have done nothing but abuse the power and make the moral values of the school board non existent."
they are elected ... talk to the voters ...
Spot on. We have today the castigation and infantilization of young adults. Peak biology occurs well before society’s accepted age. Men mature slower and women much quicker. But both should be prepared to make their way in their late teens. My parents did. Married at 18 and 19. Kids at 20. Grand parents - her at 16 him at 19.
Richard Pryor did a comedy routine once where he talked about how he had to stop himself from saying something similar to his daughter’s friends. He said his 16-year-old daughter would introduce her friends to him and all he could think was “look at the $%^^ on that girl.” But before he said anything, the friend would start talking like a 16-year-old girl and that snapped him out of it.
I missed whether it was a boy or girl.
Sounds more like a homo hitting on a guy.
The girl must have been thrilled. /s
Oh that poor kid having this walrus looking lecher after them.
everybody is forgetting Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
IIRC he had a string of songs declaring his interest in underage girls.
You’re much too young, girl!
Was he drunk?????
LOL...I live in soviet East Tennessee, and you can’t ANY media story in this area quoting what this guy said to the student...the media doesn’t even mention the sex of the student, much less what Ervin said to her. CYA...as usual.
A SCHOOL board member asked: “Where do you go to school at?”
AT? Where do you go to school AT?!
Here’s a thought: Hire/elect literate SCHOOL board members.
‘Deep red county..?’ Washington County? Maybe a few decades ago, but not now.
It’s a Southern thing.
I kinda hope so. otherwise what.a.boob.
He pulled a Biden. But any girl in the double digit age is a little bit too old for Biden.
A not well kept secret in my high school was half the staff sleeping with students. No one ever got busted.
How ‘bout some Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show?
I loved them till I realized that half their songs were about underage sex.
One thing we can rest assured about is that none of the male freepers are interested in seeing a photo of the girl in question, that has to be reassuring.
Ten Years After?
Ten Years After - Good Morning (Little Schoolgirl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZUW9MLAsM
Lyrics
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tenyearsafter/goodmorninglittleschoolgirl.html
He’s a Republican, but he acts like a Democrat. He needs to be removed, his computer inspected for some heinous information and potentially put on the list. Unlike Democrats, we can call out the creeps on the right.
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