"While a certain level of contention is expected at public meetings, the level of intensity and the numbers of protesters at these types of forums has not been seen in recent memory.
"'It's ugly behavior,' said the executive director of the Washington Association of School Administrators, whose organization released a statement this week urging civility at school board meetings. 'Our kids are watching. The behaviors that we're seeing, we would never deem to be acceptable for kids.'"
