In the first wide-ranging analysis of school board unrest, ProPublica found over 100 incidents that led to violence, threats, arrests and criminal charges.

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How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country <[link removed]> In the first wide-ranging analysis of school board unrest, ProPublica found nearly 60 incidents that led to arrests or criminal charges. Almost all were in suburban districts, and nearly every participant was white. by Nicole Carr and Lucas Waldron

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He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened. <[link removed]> Eric Jensen, a parent in North Carolina, had grievances to air about library books “trying to convert kids to gay,” and about mask and vaccine mandates. So he joined an activist group and headed to a school board meeting. by Nicole Carr <[link removed]>

The Student Protesters Were Arrested. The Man Who Got Violent in the Parking Lot Wasn’t. <[link removed]> College students arrested. A parking lot altercation. A retired teacher waking up to a broken window. Events at a school district in Conway, Arkansas, illustrate the alarming trend of unrest at school board meetings across the country. by Nicole Carr; Photography by Terra Fondriest for ProPublica <[link removed]>

How Culture Wars Have Derailed School Board Meetings Across the Country <[link removed]> Join us for a virtual panel conversation about the unrest surrounding free speech, library book bans, transgender rights and teachings about race.

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