NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana school board’s office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to a widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting.

The threats came from as far away as South America, Australia, and England, as well as other US states, Vermilion Parish school board president Anthony Fontana told The Advertiser newspaper Tuesday.

Middle-school English teacher Deyshia Hargrave was removed from Monday night’s meeting, forcibly handcuffed, and jailed after questioning pay policies during a public comment period.

The teachers union and the ACLU are investigating and two board members complained that the board treats women unfairly.

A video posted by KATC-TV shows Hargrave complying with a city marshal’s orders to leave the meeting in Abbeville, west of New Orleans. Next, she is seen on the hallway floor, screaming as the marshal handcuffs her hands behind her back.

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