merelygifted:

School board and health officials nationwide are experiencing violence at the hands of anti-maskers and conservatives who show up at school board meetings to “protest.” From verbal harassment and threats to physical violence, it seems that every day these groups are encountering some form of violence as they try to protect children in their district from the deadly coronavirus.

Yet, instead of acknowledging the importance of stopping the spread by wearing masks, some folk are set out to assault board members under the guise of parental and human rights being violated. These individuals are not only part of the districts they are harassing but some are even from other states, joining meetings only to advance their violent agenda. In a recent incident, a conservative commentator was so desperate to attend a Virginia school board meeting about masks and inclusivity policies for transgender students, he rented a place to stay in the county in order to qualify as a resident. …