Teachers ‘no longer assigned to classrooms’ after Charlie Kirk posts, CCSD says

Teachers who made posts about the death of Charlie Kirk that caused “substantial disruption” to the Clark County School District are no longer assigned to classrooms, Superintendent Jhone Ebert announced.

In a statement released Monday, Ebert wrote that she and her team had spent extensive time in the last week processing thousands of emails, social media posts and direct messages related to the conservative activist’s death.

She wrote that school district leadership condemns political violence and notified all school district employees Friday that they will not tolerate “any speech or conduct regarding political violence that causes a material or substantial disruption to our operations.”

Ebert wrote that, while the school district upholds freedom of speech, it has an obligation to ensure that schools are safe and focused on learning.

“In addition, to protect all staff and students, CCSD teachers whose posts regarding the death of Mr. Kirk have caused substantial disruption to the District and raised concerns about safety are currently not assigned to classrooms,” she wrote.

It was not immediately clear how many teachers are no longer assigned to their classrooms because of social media posts related to Kirk’s death.

John Vellardita, executive director of the Clark County Education Association, said in an emailed statement that the union is investigating the matter and would have no comment until their investigation is complete.

Sig Rogich, a conservative political consultant with a Summerlin middle school named after him, said in an open letter to Ebert that teachers who have made “hateful posts” should be fired to show “no tolerance for individuals who glorify violence or spread messages of hate.”

“The content of their messages is not protected by freedom of speech, just as inciting panic by yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater is not protected,” Rogich said in a statement. “Such rhetoric has no place in our schools, and allowing these individuals to remain employed undermines the trust that students, parents, and staff place in our institution.”

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