Well, how much international interest in small town school board issues is "normal".
Any such issue at the Mesa Arizona school board that brought in reporters from the London Guardian, the BBC, and the NYT (which has considerable international readership), I'd think is extraordinary.
If you don't agree. Ok. (I'll just bop on down the the next school board meeting and find out how many international reporters are there)
International Interest? Some British reporters?
Like I said the British reporters are there to feel superior. I don't think anyone despises America right now more than the British elite.