Groveport Madison board member accused of making racist comments [Video]

GROVEPORT, Ohio — A Groveport Madison Board of Education member is under scrutiny as he is accused of posting racist comments on a community Facebook page.

At the start of Wednesday’s board meeting, tensions were running high and there was a divide between some board members — some of it fueled by those controversial comments.

Nana Watson, the president of the Columbus branch of the NAACP, showed up at Wednesday night’s school board meeting demanding action.

“I am here to express our outrage at the blatant racism that exists on this board,” Watson said.

Watson referred to comments made by school board member John Kershner, who posted comments on the district’s public Facebook page last week. Some of which have since been deleted.

Screenshots of Facebook posts show when he brought up a lack of diversity in the district in a post.

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