Makenzie Ellithorpe
Coverage of Makenzie Ellithorpe in the Nexus archive.
- ‘They’ve been trying to silence me.’ Middle TN student speaks after teacher allegedly showed her nude photos
A Middle Tennessee student accused a former teacher of showing her a nude photo, alleging the school district tried to silence her. The teacher resigned, but the student and her family claim others may have been targeted. Separately, the mother of a student killed in a school bus crash criticized the school board for apathy in handling safety issues.
- Tenn. student confronts school board over teacher who showed her inappropriate photos
Makenzie Ellithorpe confronted the Clarksville-Montgomery County school board about science teacher Matthew Vedder, who showed her nude photos during class. Vedder, husband of Superintendent Dr. Jean Luna-Vedder, resigned after the incident. Ellithorpe described the event as intentional, not accidental, and expressed feeling unsafe in a school environment.