"We is here!" "We Run this Meeting Now!" Black Lives Matter takes over a SCHOOL BOARD Meeting, Threatens Staff over Accusations

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Monday night Lawrence school board meeting was abruptly adjourned after several audience members interrupted the proceedings with complaints and accusations that the school district was protecting a teacher who had recently resigned amid controversy over racist remarks he is believed to have made in class.



People claiming to be part of the group Black Lives Matter-LFK disrupted the 7 p.m. meeting not long into the proceedings, at times making loud, profanity-laced accusations and approaching the bench. Police were called to the meeting, and although tensions ran high, no physical violence occurred and police never had to step in.



Several individuals confronted the board members and refused to yield the floor in a meeting that was livestreamed online. When a board member asked if they would make their statement during the time allotted for public comments, the group’s response was a resounding “No!”



“We’re running this meeting right now! Y’all don’t even deserve to be up there. We’re running this meeting and she’s talking. Do not interrupt her no more!” one woman demanded.