Miss Manners: School board member’s knitting habit has split the community

A school board member's habit of knitting during meetings has caused a community disagreement. Some critics oppose the behavior, while supporters defend it as a form of artistic expression or a learning aid.
Others defend her with outcries of, “You’re dissing women’s art!” or, “Some people are kinesthetic learners.”
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