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Chaos at the School Board

Unraveling America’s School Board Unrest

Once considered tame, even boring, school board meetings have become culture-war battlegrounds in recent years. On dozens of occasions, tensions have escalated into not just shouting matches and threats but also arrests and criminal charges.

This Security Guard Enforced a School District’s Mask Mandate. He Ended Up Facing a Criminal Charge.

by Nicole Carr,

How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country

by Nicole Carr and Lucas Waldron,

How Parents Outraged by Library Books, Diversity Initiatives and ***** Ed Transformed One New Jersey School Board

by Nicole Carr,

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

by Nicole Carr,

The Student Protesters Were Arrested. The Man Who Got Violent in the Parking Lot Wasn’t.

by Nicole Carr; Photography by Terra Fondriest for ProPublica,