Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped

Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped

It turns out you can fight city hall.

Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

Lux Claridge was dragged from a city meeting about data centers and charged with interfering with the police after they clapped during a presentation.

Kansas town drops charges against teacher who clapped during public hearings on data centers — says that ‘case has been dismissed without prejudice’

Lux Claridge, the teacher who was arrested in Emporia, Kansas, during an AI data center meeting for clapping, said that the city has dropped the charges against them. According to 404 Media, the Emporia assistant city attorney told Claridge’s lawyer that the case has been dismissed without prejudice in municipal court because of conflicts on the matter. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that they’re in the clear yet, as the case has been bumped t…