School board meetings went virtual because of the pandemic, and that really lowered the bar for participation. And also, what opened up the flood gates is that parents were really upset. So as you can see, fists are now flying all of this live television. Where are these culture wars happening everywhere? Florida? I would say that these school board fights are not ubiquitous by any means.
It's Election Day in the USA. This time around, the nasty political fights and insurrections are going local. NPR's Anya Kamenetz explains.
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