Alpena School Board President Eric Lawson has decided that clapping in support of people speaking during public comment time will not be allowed and may result in attendees being physically removed from the meetings by law enforcement. Lawson now has two Sheriff Deputies in attendance at the school board meetings and has threatened to use them for this purpose.

It seems like this issue is something Lawson should just let pass. Clapping is a First Amendment Right and removing people for exercising this right would create quite a disturbance. Likely it would just result in more clapping, or a lawsuit. Creating nonsense rules and then threatening to utilize law officers in executing the nonsense rules, is just senseless. Silly and destructive. Mr. Lawson, please stop this pettiness and inste

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