Police blotter

Vox - The superintendent of a Mississippi school district has pressed criminal charges against family members who cheered and yelled at a May high school graduation ceremony. They had been asked to hold their applause until the end. At least three people could be charged with misdemeanors for "disturbing the peace." They could face up to six months in jail and $500 fines, the New York Times reports. The affidavit filed with Tate County Justice Court last month reportedly accuses one woman of "yelling and clapping while inside the building after [an] announcement had been made for all to hold their applause and celebrating until after the end of the ceremony" and says the "loud, boisterous noise" was "against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi."