"A Kansas high school physics teacher was arrested and carried out of a city commission meeting after expressing support for opponents of a proposed AI data center, according to a report by local broadcaster KWCH. Lux Claridge, a physics teacher at Emporia High School, was handcuffed after applauding several times in support of a speaker criticizing the proposed 1,000-acre Flint Hills Digital Campus."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/teacher-arrested-clapping-ai-data-200848848.html
Gerry McGovern
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