BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is helping look into Blount County Schools, the district currently facing pushback after a series of botched investigations into teacher misconduct.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office provided WVLT News a statement Friday, from both Sheriff James Lee Berrong and Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond.

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In the statement, Desmond and Berrong said normally their offices would not comment on an ongoing investigation out of fear of tainting evidence that could be submitted in court. They claimed public distrust and information leaked to the media and public had promp

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