It’s not in your head: School board meetings really have gotten more heated in recent years. But most of the time, school board meetings are relatively civil, and most of the recent high-conflict ...

In Sarasota, Fla., people who attend school board meetings must be screened by a handheld metal detector, a measure implemented after a few boisterous meetings in 2020 about pandemic masking policies.

At least nine states have orders prohibiting mask mandates in classrooms. School board meetings have become emotional battlegrounds for parents and local officials who disagree over mask and vaccine ...