Drew Wilder, Jackie Bensen and Andrea Swalec:

The school board unanimously voted to shut down the public comment portion of the meeting after repeatedly issuing warnings about decorum and disruptions.

Parents chanted “Shame on you” and raised their middle fingers. They held signs that said “We the parents stand up” and “Education not indoctrination.” Nearly 260 people had signed up to speak at the meeting.

“The meeting has degenerated” a school district spokesperson said as the board shut down comments and ordered people to leave.

School board bylaws adopted in 1979 and last reviewed in 2016 say the board “welcomes comments from the public and believes strong community engagement is important to a successful school system.” But “the civility, decorum and respect for the functioning and dignity of the School Board shall be maintained at all times,” the bylaws say. “When reasonable,” the chair can warn a speaker of a breach of the rules, end speaking privileges or “take other action.”

One man was “acting disorderly and displayed aggressive behavior towards another attendee,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. A deputy intervened and the man continued to be disorderly. Deputies tried to take him into custody and he resisted arrest, the sheriff’s office said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

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