Student blasts school board for not axing member who said she was ‘hot’

U.S. newsStudent blasts school board for not axing member who said she was ‘hot’Many residents called for Keith Ervin to be removed from his post. The board agreed to censure him, but he has kept his position.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Keith Ervin gives a statement at the Washington County Schools Board of Education Emergency Meeting on April 8.WCYBShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 11, 2026, 5:59 PM EDTBy Alicia Victoria LozanoA Tennessee teenager called her school board a group of “cowards” last week for not firing a member who hugged her and remarked that she was “hot” during a public meeting last month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Hannah Campbell, a student in Washington County, said bluntly in a fiery speech before the school board Thursday that she does not “forgive” the members for allowing Keith Ervin, a member since 2006, to keep his position. “To begin, I want to address Ervin’s actions, which were not only unwelcome, but sexist and derogatory,” said Campbell, a student representative on the board. “I know this because he has not behaved this way with any of our male members, nor do I believe that he ever would. I do not wish to beat a dead horse, as everyone here has clear context as to what happened was wrong.” During the April 2 school board meeting, Ervin called Campbell “hot” after she delivered remarks. “God, you’re hot. Do you know that? Damn. Where do you go to school at?” Ervin said as he put his arm around her and hugged her from the side.Some other board members at the table lightly laughed, and the meeting went on, according to a livestream of the meeting. Shock and anger broke out through the small community, with many residents calling for Ervin to be removed from his post. The board agreed to censure him, but he has kept his position.“The failure to act on the board’s behalf was and is equivalent to his actions as it has hurt me just as much,” Campbe...