ProPublicaMay 20, 2023

He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened.
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Eric Jensen, a parent in #NorthCarolina, 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 #SchoolBoard meeting.

#Schools #Arrests #Parents #Students
https://www.propublica.org/article/winston-salem-nc-school-board-arrests?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened.

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.

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Show threadThomas H Jones II
@ProPublica On the plus side, at least he was a parent and not just some rando, "concerned citizen". Too many boards let themselves be held hostage by crazies with no actual stake in the outcomes (and, no, "I pay taxes," isn't enough to have meaningful stake in the outcomes).
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Show threadIncognitimMay 20, 2023
@ferricoxide @ProPublica
On the minus side- that qult member has 9 children. It's scary to think what kind of upbringing that loon has subjected them to.