Nantucket activist offers laxative-laced brownies to school board members in protest
No brownie points for her.A Nantucket environmental activist faces possible legal action after she gave the local school board a plateful of laxative-laced brownies in a stunt protesting the proposed installation of a new synthetic athletic field.Meghan Perry offered the not-so-sweet treat to the Nantucket School Committee board members as she approached the podium as the session descended into chaos 30 seconds into the event on Tuesday.“I brought these for you guys,” Perry said as she handed a tin-foil-covered plate to the unsuspecting school officials, according to livestream footage of the meeting.“They’re brownies, I know this time of day for me is like totally draining,” she said as Committee chair Laura Gallagher Byrne praised Perry for the kind gesture before the resident dropped the explosive truth bomb.“It is my understanding they do have a non-detect level of Ex-Lax in them, but I figured since we’re OK with a non-detect level of PFAS it would probably be OK,” Perry said.Poly and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread, manmade chemicals that break down very slowly over time, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Byrne has filed a police report against Perry for the stunt and after the tainted brownies were left in front of her for the remaining hour-long meeting, according to the Nantucket Current.“The School Committee values respectful engagement and an environment where members of the community feel welcome to share their concerns.
That process was compromised during last evening’s meeting,” Byrne told the outlet.“Because this incident occurred in a school setting and during a public meeting, we are reviewing our public comment practices and filing a police report, as advised by town leadership,” she said.It wasn’t known what charges Perry could face.Perry, who wore a “clean water is a human right” T-shirt, said the brownies were “safe to eat,” but didn’t share how much of the over-the-cou...