The Florida Commissioner of Education is warning schools across the state that social media comments from teachers praising the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk will not be tolerated.
Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas sent a memorandum on Thursday to all school district superintendents saying he will a conduct an investigation of “every educator who engages in this vile sanctionable behavior.” Before he sent the memo, several Florida teachers made headlines for appearing to celebrate the horrific murder of 31-year-old Kirk, including in Clay and Lee counties.
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“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. These few are not a reflection of the great, high-quality teachers who make up the vast majority of Florida’s educators. Nevertheless, I will be conducting an investigation of every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable behavior,” Kamoutsas wrote.
“This memorandum serves to remind superintendents and their employees that they are held to a higher standard as public servants,” he continued, before he laid out the Florida Department of Education’s