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03Parents Removed from Gwinnett County School Board Meeting Over Masks
On August 19, 2021, Gwinnett County Public Schools board chair Everton Blair had multiple parents removed by police from a school-board meeting after they refused to wear masks or stop speaking past their allotted time during public comment on the district's mask mandate.
Woman Arrested at Round Rock ISD Board Meeting Over Mask Comment
On August 16, 2021, Round Rock ISD (Texas) trustees ordered the removal of parents Jeremy Story and Dustin Clark from a board meeting; both were arrested by district police and charged with hindrance of public duty. A judge later dismissed the charges and Story sued district officials under Section 1983.
North Carolina Parent Arrested for Trespassing at Buncombe County School Board Meeting
On August 12, 2021, Jason Aldag was arrested for second-degree trespass at a Buncombe County (NC) Board of Education meeting after refusing to wear a mask during public comment on the district's mask mandate.
June 2021
03Father Scott Smith Arrested at Loudoun County School Board Meeting
Scott Smith was arrested and dragged out of a June 22, 2021 Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting after speaking about the sexual assault of his daughter in a school bathroom. His bloodied photo became a national symbol in the school-board protest debate; his disorderly conduct conviction was later vacated after Governor Youngkin pardoned him.
ADA-Complaint Mother Removed from Franklin (TN) School Board Meeting Over CRT Comments
Williamson County (Tennessee) parent Robin Steenman and other Moms for Liberty members were repeatedly gaveled down and threatened with removal at 2021 Williamson County Schools board meetings when raising objections to the Wit & Wisdom curriculum on First Amendment grounds; police were positioned at meetings and one speaker was escorted out.
Nicole Solas Threatened With Suit by NEA Affiliate After South Kingstown School Board Records Requests
Rhode Island parent Nicole Solas was threatened with a lawsuit by the National Education Association's state affiliate after she filed public-records requests and spoke at South Kingstown school board meetings about curriculum. She sued and reached a settlement; the ACLU criticized the union's tactics as retaliation for protected speech.