The father of a Baraboo High School graduate blocked his daughter from shaking the hand of the Black superintendent as she graduated, video of the incident shows.

The school district, which has had repeated problems with racism and antisemitism, held its graduation Friday. The father was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, Wisconsin News reported.

The father, who has been identified as 49-year-old Matt Eddy, jumped on stage, grabbed the superintendent and began dragging him to the back of the stage.

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    4 months ago

    The article also mentions that it may have happened because the father was unhappy with how the superintendent had dealt with the daughter being bullied.

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      4 months ago

      I mean, that’s what he said.

      But he didn’t care about the white principal…

      And he didn’t just stop a handshake, he bullrushes the guy off the stage.