A Wednesday evening meeting in Lincoln ended in shouts, jeers and a slapped phone as parents and activists berated school board members over their response to a teacher’s alleged comments about the Charlie Kirk killing.

During the public comment period, parents and community members raised concerns about the quality of education at Mattanawcook Academy and the district’s hiring practices.

But the biggest fireworks came when comments turned to the subject of a teacher’s alleged comments about last week’s killing of conservative activist Kirk at Utah Valley University.

When news of those comments — reportedly made on Sept. 12 — began to spread late last week, a parent told a Bangor radio station that police officers denied her and four other mothers entrance into Mattanawcook Academy

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