CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE – MAY 19: Charlie Kirk speaks at The Cambridge Union on May 19, 2025 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)
AUSTIN – The Texas Education Agency is launching an investigation into teachers who have allegedly shared “reprehensible and inappropriate content” about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
The investigation comes in the midst of high-profile terminations for comments and online remarks made about the conservative political commentator’s death, including one employee of a Texas school.
TEA investigates Charlie Kirk reactions
What we know:
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath shared the announcement of the investigation Friday.
The announcement reads, in part:
“TEA has been made aware of some Texas public school educators that have posted and/or shared reprehensible and inappropriate content on social media related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
In response to such posts, I am referring all documentation of educators that have proliferated such vile content to TEA’s Educator Investigation Division. Such posts could constitute a violation of the Educators’ Code of Ethics, and each instance will be thoroughly reviewed to determine whether sanctionable conduct has occurred and staff will investigate accordingly.”
What we don’t know:
The announcement does not include specific teachers or school districts who will be investigated.
It’s unclear what the planned punishments could be.
Texas teacher fired for Charlie Kirk remarks
Dig deeper:
An employee at Klein ISD, located in the northern Houston area, has been terminated for making “senseless and completely unacceptable remarks” on social media about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the district says.
The district did not identify the employee or what role they formerly held.
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The school said, in part:
“We want to assure our community that we take matters of this nature with the utmost seriousness. We hold all Klein ISD employees to the highest standard of professionalism and respect, and any actions falling short of those standards will be addressed swiftly and decisively.”
What happened to Charlie Kirk?
WASHINGTON – JULY 17: Charlie Kirk is seen in the Fiserv Forum on the third night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Wednesday July 17, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The backstory:
Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and friend of Trump’s, was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon when a shooter fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away. Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was on the first stop of his American Comeback tour.
Graphic video shared on social media showed the moment Kirk was struck by the bullet and killed.
Kirk’s body was flown back to his home state of Arizona on Air Force Two. Trump said he believes Kirk’s funeral will be held next weekend. The president said he’ll attend.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Texas Education Agency and previous FOX reporting.
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