This story has been updated.

Edgewood ISD police officers arrested a community activist Tuesday night for trespassing during a board meeting.

A Bexar County judge dismissed the charges against Maribel Gardea on Friday, citing insufficient evidence.

Gardea is co-founder and executive director of MindShiftED, a grassroots nonprofit organization for parents of children in San Antonio’s most underserved neighborhoods. Her children attend San Antonio ISD.

Gardea went over her allotted speaking time during the public comment session of Edgewood Independent School District’s monthly board meeting.

That same night, 10 other parents and community members signed up to demand more transparency and communication from school board members and the administration. Several people protested outside wi

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