Two women arrested at Georgia school board meeting

One of the women got into a standoff with the board chairman over her refusal to wear a face mask at the October school board meeting.

Gwinnett County Public Schools police arrested two women in separate events at the county school board meeting Thursday night as the district operated a new security area for the first time at a board meeting.

Snellville resident Karen Pirkle and Suwanee resident Brenda Stewart were arrested at a security screening area outside the board meeting chambers, according to district spokeswoman Sloan Roach.

Roach said Pirkle was arrested on a criminal trespass charge. Roach said Pirkle was the woman who got into a stand-off with Board Chairman Everton Blair over her refusal to wear a face mask at the October school board meeting.

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