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   Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this   
   week, educators across the country have found themselves facing swift   
   termination or potential discipline after allegedly sharing opinions on   
   social media about the killing.   
      
   At least a dozen faculty and staff, from school board officials to   
   classroom teachers, have been met with fallout over insensitive posts   
   about Kirk’s death. In at least two instances, universities fired staff   
   members entirely for posts deemed inappropriate.   
      
   Many other educators have been suspended or are under investigation, and   
   the number is likely to grow as conservative online influencers share   
   screenshots.   
      
   At East Tennessee State University, two faculty members have been placed   
   on administrative leave pending further review, school spokesperson Jess   
   Vodden said. Complaints sent to the university included screenshots of   
   Facebook comments, according to copies the school shared with NBC News,   
   that one faculty member allegedly made in response to Kirk’s death,   
   including “you reap what you sow.” Another allegedly wrote, “This isn’t   
   a tragedy. It’s a victory.”   
      
   Vodden said the university had received “numerous complaints” about the   
   posts. “Because this is a personnel issue, we cannot offer further   
   comment at this time,” she said.   
      
   Middle Tennessee State University fired a staff member, according to a   
   statement shared Wednesday by President Sidney McPhee.   
      
   State officials are weighing in as well, with the Florida Department of   
   Education sending a memo to school district superintendents Thursday,   
   threatening investigation and disciplinary action against educators who   
   have commented on Kirk’s death in a manner it deems inappropriate.   
      
   “It has been brought to my attention that some Florida educators have   
   posted despicable comments on social media regarding the horrific   
   assassination of Charlie Kirk,” said the memo, signed by Florida   
   education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas. “I will be conducting an   
   investigation of every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable   
   behavior.”   
      
   Oklahoma’s state superintendent, Ryan Walters, similarly promised to   
   investigate teachers making incendiary comments on social media about   
   Kirk’s death, and he confirmed his department is investigating one   
   middle school educator called out on X.   
      
   Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of conservative activist organization   
   Turning Point USA, was killed Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley   
   University, a public school south of Salt Lake City. Officials on Friday   
   identified a 22-year-old Utah resident, now in custody, as the suspect   
   in the shooting.   
      
   Kirk was shot and killed during one of his regular events on college   
   campuses hosted by Turning Point USA. The organization grew since 2012   
   to claim over 800 college campus chapters and 1,000 high school clubs,   
   and it is credited with helping Donald Trump win a higher share of young   
   voters.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charlie-kirk-death-teachers-professo   
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