Teacher Forced To Quit After Being At Jan. 6 Protest Elected To Seat On District’s School Board

Matthew Lynch, forced to resign as a teacher in Braintree, MA wins seat on school board-YouTube screenshot

BRAINTREE, MA- Matthew Lynch, who was forced to resign from his job as a teacher in Braintree, Massachusetts after photos showed him at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has gained his revenge, winning a seat on the district’s school board, according to Gateway Pundit.

Lynch resigned from his position in February after he had worked for the school district for approximately ten years.

According to the Braintree Patch, Lynch was basically the victim of a social media witch hunt:

“Lynch accused those who shared the picture and FBI information of ‘slandering me as a domestic terrorist.’ He called the group a ‘digital lynch mob’ who ‘decided they would take justice into their own hands.”

After the photos went public, Lynch was visited by the FBI after the Twitter mob called an FBI tip line after his photo in DC went public.

This teacher was forced to resign a few months ago after photos of him at Jan 6th surfaced, and tonight he just won a seat on the school board!
That’s a comeback! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/QCITLTElEf

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) November 3, 2021

Lynch, a military veteran expressed concerns about the direction the nation was going in his resignation letter to the school.

“My military experience as an Intelligence Analyst has given me unique perspective on what is currently going on in both our country and our town and I fear we are heading on a real collision course,” Lynch said in his letter.

“I feel I need to make my voice heard in the town of Braintree but in doing so will have unintended side effects which will be completely unfair to my students.”

Lynch told the Patch he believes in the Braintree schools and also believes they are “worth fighting for.”

“There is a revolution in education going on right now. More and more kids will be leaving public schools for private, Catholic, or homeschooling, which will have a negative effect on Braintree’s schools. I love Braintree Schools and I believe they are worth fighting for, so we have to show parents why Braintree Schools is the place for their children.”

Lynch told The Patriot Ledger that he hopes to get “decision-making back with parents and away from the state” where it concerns schools.

He also noted that policies implemented ostensibly to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are preventing students from making up learning lost during the pandemic.

Before the vote, Lynch said he was concerned about the mental health of students forced into isolation by COVID lockdowns last year.

“The state locked our kids out of school, put them in a losing posture with remote learning, and caused trauma at levels we don’t even know about yet,” he told Patch for their candidate profile series.

Meanwhile, Newsweek reported Lynch told the Braintree Patch he had been questioned by the FBI, however, wouldn’t confirm whether or not he was under investigation for anything.

The FBI said they “couldn’t confirm or deny” if Lynch was in fact investigated or if he had been one who entered the Capitol.

“Good luck with your article; hope you don’t print false information,” Lynch was quoted as telling the Patch.