A former Massachusetts teacher won a seat on his school committee this week, months after photos of him attending the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol led to his resignation.
Matthew Lynch, a Braintree High School teacher who had been with his school district for about 10 years, resigned in February after photos of him attending the violent rally circulated on social media, local news outletIn emails to Patch, Lynch said he had been visited twice by the FBI after participating in the riot, in which a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.
Regardless, the controversy did not appear to hurt Lynch's campaign for the school committee race. Of the three winners in Tuesday's election, he came in second, earning 2,319 votes, Patch reported.A day after being elected, Braintree Public Schools released 27 complaints filed against him by parents, teachers and students. While most centered around his trip to Washington, others alleged he made transphobic social media posts, according to.
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