Students at Mesquite Elementary School in Vail, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson, were in close contact with an individual who tested positive for Covid. After the students were told to isolate, as per state policy during the pandemic, a group of locals live-streamed themselves getting ready to confront the school's principal. The footage shows them carrying what one describes as "law enforcement" zip-ties and threatening to kidnap her. They managed to get into her office and ranted at her, but left when police were called, according to reports. She is now under police guard, according to local media.
A local coffee shop owner posted a message on social media saying that the school was breaking the law and violating the parents' rights by not letting their child attend the field trip.
The coffee shop owner, the parents and another community went to the school Thursday. Streaming on Instagram, they showed what they claimed to be "law enforcement grade" zip ties and said they were going to make a citizen's arrest of the principal.
There are no charges as yet. If it stays that way, it'll be a starting gun for others to do likewise.
Below, the videos. One of the most worrisome things about it is that the man filming it, identified as a local coffee shop owner who doesn't even have children at the school, is constantly complaining about teachers "taking the law into their own hands" and "creating fear" while making clear that he intends to zip-tie them and drag them off somewhere.
