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multigraincracker

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Tue May 25, 2021, 07:49 AM May 2021

Grand Blanc students, community protest for and against school board member linked to QAnon

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WJRT) - Turmoil erupted in Genesee County’s largest school district ahead of Monday’s school board meeting.

Nearly 100 people gathered outside Grand Blanc High School at the corner of Saginaw Street and Holly Road to protest against Amy Facchinello’s election to the school board. People who started the protest believe Facchinello follows the QAnon conspiracy.

QAnon supporters have been accused of spreading baseless conspiracy theories and false information on social media about COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2020 presidential election. Some theories touted by the group are also anti-semitic.

A Grand Blanc High School senior found Facchinello’s Twitter page, which they believe shows support for QAnon and prompted Monday’s protest.


https://www.abc12.com/2021/05/24/grand-blanc-students-community-protest-for-and-against-school-board-member-linked-to-qanon/

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Grand Blanc students, community protest for and against school board member linked to QAnon (Original Post) multigraincracker May 2021 OP
Students are protesting for his right to be willfully ignorant. Interesting. marble falls May 2021 #1
her CurtEastPoint May 2021 #2
Grand Blanc is a middle-upper middle class town, just south of Flint Siwsan May 2021 #3

Siwsan

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3. Grand Blanc is a middle-upper middle class town, just south of Flint
Tue May 25, 2021, 08:24 AM
May 2021

The population demographics are over 80% white. At one time the city was home to a whole lot of General Motors executives. It has, for a long time, been a heavily GOP area, but lately has shifted a bit more to the left. Grand Blanc Township is still a deeply red area. And as someone who lived in that town, for years, from watching that video, I'm guessing a number of those 'counter protestors' are not city residents.

And, no matter the parent's politics, a good portion of the student body has ALWAYS been pretty left leaning and activist minded

Unfortunately, unless this Qster does or says something that gives them legal cause to dump her, they just might be stuck with her. Of course, now that she's been outed, I have NO doubt that eyes and ears will be on her.

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