A Midwest teacher was arrested by police and carried out of a public meeting about a controversial data center proposal after applauding a speaker. Emporia High School physics teacher Lux Claridge, 37, was removed from a Kansas, Emporia, City Commission meeting last Wednesday after clapping in support of a speaker who had just delivered remarks against the data center. 'Drag me out,' he appeared to tell officers, according to a Commission meeting recording. As Claridge was removed from the room, the next scheduled speaker began getting emotional and revealed that she was his significant other. Commissioners had had warned those attending the meeting to not disrupt by clapping, snapping or making rude comments.