In a shocking revelation for the school system that sheds light on the leniency possibilities within the school system, it has come out that there's an entire school district that has been serving 6 year-old meat in Tennessee to their students for lunch, something that has understandably shocked many across the country.

While a good portion of the country is going through a serious listeria scare after a number of products have been recalled for this reason, the story of the 6 year-old meat in Tennessee broke out all over the country, making many think about the filters and conditions of lunch food served in schools all over the country.

According to ABC11, the 6 year-old meat in Tennessee apparently happened on the state's eastern Hawkins County, as it appears some the meat they were serving their students dated all the way back to 2009, posing a major health risk for anyone consuming it.

The scandal broke when the County Commissioner received a picture of an old pork roast from the Joseph Rogers Primary School cafeteria, which was seemingly the only school in the area that failed to use the old meat.

In the meantime, one of the cooks at Cherokee High, another school in the area, told authorities that he'd warned the manager that the meat was bad but was asked to cover it up in gravy.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the 6 year-old meat in Tennessee was served in the entire district on April 22, and while there are no reported victims so far (and it's unknown whether the food was tainted at all), authorities in the area are doing extensive research on the subject to see what was the base of the problem.

"I'm disappointed the school system let this happen," said County Commissioner Michael Herrell to Fox News about the 6 year-old meat Tennessee scandal. "These high schoolers know when to not eat something, but elementary schoolers -- do they know if meat is bad or not?"

Current guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) specify that meat shouldn't be kept frozen for a period longer than 12 months.

Following the 6 year-old meat Tennessee scandal, authorities in the area have stated that they'll be performing random inspections on schools in the area four times a year.