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The decision closes the three-day trial of Reed Bender, 38, of Mitchell, who faced a Class 1 misdemeanor charge. As both sides made their final closing arguments, the jury began deliberating Bender’s case that stemmed from a Sept. 14, 2020, Mitchell Board of Education meeting in which Bender refused to wear a mask that resulted in an altercation between him and police officers.
MITCHELL, S.D. — Reed Bender, the man removed from a Mitchell Board of Education meeting for not wearing a face mask, surrendered himself to law enforcement Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29.
District could enter into agreement for service
A local newspaper has been livestreaming school board meetings for Mitchell School District in South Dakota since July, and the board is debating whether to formalize the practice or set up its own system.
The Mitchell Board of Education's regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.