Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Baltimore School Board Meeting Porn Disruption Investigated as Hate Crime

Investigators are reviewing security logs to trace how racist and antisemitic material bypassed digital safeguards

Image
Image

Overview

  • A pornographic video featuring racist and antisemitic imagery interrupted the virtual public comment segment of the meeting
  • The livestream was immediately halted by Board Chair Robert Salley and the meeting shifted to an in-person format
  • Baltimore City School Police and the Baltimore Police Department have launched a hate crime investigation into the breach
  • Online viewers saw only a frozen screen while explicit content was visible to those attending in person
  • The district is collaborating with its technology team to strengthen meeting security and will post the remainder of the session on its YouTube channel