{"id":381842,"date":"2021-12-16T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T05:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/connecticut-school-meeting-turns-violent-board-member-ray-mcfall-punched-in-face\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:21:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T05:21:19","slug":"connecticut-school-meeting-turns-violent-board-member-ray-mcfall-punched-in-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/connecticut-school-meeting-turns-violent-board-member-ray-mcfall-punched-in-face\/","title":{"rendered":"#Connecticut school meeting turns violent, board member Ray McFall punched in face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Connecticut school meeting turns violent, board member Ray McFall punched in face<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A man punched a Connecticut school board member in the face during a Tuesday night meeting where residents pushed to bring back the high school\u2019s old mascot \u2014 which was retired over concerns it was racially insensitive, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The heated scene in the Glastonbury High School auditorium was captured on video and went down during a break of the special meeting, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/breaking-news\/hc-br-glastonbury-punch-school-board-member-tomahawks-mascot-20211215-5mmtrayskfcdtlo64vtarieq5m-story.html\">the Hartford Courant <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, focused on whether to drop the new name the Guardians and resurrect the Native American-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d Tomahawks, drew fiery debate, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>One audience member reportedly accosted the board member, identified by the Courant as Ray McFall, during the recess and the ensuing feud was captured on camera <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/fight-broke-out-during-glastonbury-board-of-education-meeting\/2672363\/\">by NBC Connecticut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The wild footage showed the man sock McFall in the face after the board member tried to push him away.<\/p>\n<p>McFall fell to the ground, but quickly got up and the two men were separated by the crowd, the footage shows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-686.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A Connecticut school board member, Ray McFall, was punched in the face during a board of education meeting.\" class=\"wp-image-20509266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-686.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-686.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-686.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Connecticut school board member, Ray McFall, was punched in the face during a board of education meeting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WVIT-TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/newspress-collage-20508899-1639630948899.png?w=1024\" alt=\"The board of education meeting was called after over 2,500 community members signed a petition to put away the new mascot and bring back their old one.\" class=\"wp-image-20509348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/newspress-collage-20508899-1639630948899.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/newspress-collage-20508899-1639630948899.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/newspress-collage-20508899-1639630948899.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The board of education meeting was called after over 2,500 community members signed a petition to put away the new mascot and bring back their old one.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WFSB 3<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s meeting was called after over 2,500 community members signed a petition to do away with their new mascot and restore their old one, the reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Like many schools across the nation, Glastonbury last year retired their Native American themed mascot that was viewed by some as offensive.<\/p>\n<p>Following the confrontation, the board adjourned the meeting without a vote, the Courant reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police are investigating the incident, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper said, and no arrests were made as of late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-690.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The heated scene was caused during a contentious meeting over residents pushing to bring back the high school's old mascot -- which was retired over concerns it was racially insensitive.\" class=\"wp-image-20509283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-690.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-690.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/school-board-attack-690.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The heated scene was caused during a contentious meeting over residents pushing to bring back the high school\u2019s old mascot \u2014 which was retired over concerns it was racially insensitive.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WVIT-TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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