By Stephen Sawchuck, Education Week, July 29, 2021
Shouting. Interruptions. Delays. Even police arrests.
In just a few months, the most local of all local forms of American governance—the school board—has been beset with drama. Board meeetings, far from being quiet, by-the-books affairs, have turned into to ground zero of the nation’s political and cultural debates.
In Palm Beach County, Fla., meetings have been in disarray over disputes about masking policies and a board resolution on equity between white students and students of color. A Loudon County, Va., meeting was truncated after public comments got out of hand. Commenters have described bizarre occurrences at board meetings nationwide—like board members applauding a pastor’s religious commentary in the middle of one Virginia district’s meeting.
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