A judge dropped charges Tuesday against a New York woman who was arrested and detained at a school board meeting last month after she “improperly” wore her mask below her nose.
“Many parents see the bully tactics that sometimes employed by school boards and superintendents who don’t want to hear from parents about their children’s education,” mother and local radio host Shannon Joy told supporters gathered outside the courthouse before the arraignment, according to PJ Media’s Megan Fox.
“As soon as Joy’s hearing began on Tuesday, the prosecutor dropped all charges ‘in the interest of justice,’ noting that the criminal trespass was not serious enough to continue using the state’s resources,” Fox reported.
“I feel good for everyone here,” Joy said following the dismissal. “This was for all of you as much as it was for me.”
“Parents are very concerned about what’s happening in their schools right now for a variety of reasons and they need to be a part of that process,” she said. “For school boards and superintendents to make an example out of me so they can intimidate all of you—for them to be so roundly dismissed and summarily dismissed in such a dramatic way is a victory for the people.”