Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies

Alex Barnett, a junior at the University of Central Arkansas, was sentenced to 10 days behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest of anti-trans policies imposed by a local school board. On November 8, 2022, Barnett organized a group of students to attend a meeting of the Conway School Board. Barnett and his classmates were there to protest the actions of the school board at their previous meeting in October. At the October meeting, the school board