Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance

A Physics teacher was arrested for clapping in support of the opposition during a public hearing to rezone land for a gigawatt-scale data center near Emporia, Kansas. After refusing to leave when requested by police, four officers dragged him from the venue. Despite community resistance, the project was approved. The arrest has left some community members feeling afraid, with reports describing the situation as a state of fear following the teacher's forced removal.