A 37-year-old teacher was released from a Kansas jail after posting bail following his arrest at a city meeting where zoning changes for a proposed data center project were passed.

Lux Claridge, an Emporia High School physics teacher, was arrested for interference with law enforcement after clapping during the meeting.

Commissioners warned those in attendance against disruptive behavior, including clapping, snapping or rude comments.

Lux Claridge and several others clapped in support of speakers opposing the Flint Hills Digital Campus data center.

As far as I’m concerned, Mr. Lux Claridge is a rock star of a physics teacher. And I bet his students, and the entire high school, think he’s one cool badass.

Good on this academic gentleman.