Community members asked to leave Board of Education meeting when library book debate leads to yelling, disorder

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Community members asked to leave Board of Education meeting when library book debate leads to yelling, disorder

The BOE cleared the room after speakers disrupted a regular meeting in 2022 by yelling over board members.

The BOE cleared the room after speakers disrupted a regular meeting in 2022 by yelling over board members.

FCN staff

Updated: Mar 17, 2022, 10:36 PM

Published: Mar 17, 2022, 8:02 PM

Forsyth County Board of Education Chairman Wes McCall asked security to clear out the board room near the end of its regular meeting Tuesday night as the continued debate around the removal of media center books became increasingly heated.

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