Following a parent's speech criticizing masks in classrooms and COVID-19 immunization regulations for pupils, the president of a California school district was caught shouting on a hot mic during a school board meeting on Tuesday.
Lauren Roupoli, a concerned parent, spoke to the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education about the difficulties in enforcing a mask rule among kids.
Her comment apparently did not sit well with Marlys Davidson, the board’s president, who was picked up on a hot mic saying, "F--- you," during the applause.
KTLA reported that Davidson issued an apology and said the public must be "heard with respect."
Roupoli says that Davidson should step down.
A statewide mask mandate impacts around 6.7 million pupils in California. The California Association of School Boards and the state's main teachers' unions support the mandate.