Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced he is seeking to revoke a Clay County teacher’s license after finding probable cause that she celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death on social media.
Kamoutsas said the teacher posted, “this may not be the obituary we were all hoping to wake up to, but this is a close second for me,” alongside a news article about Kirk’s alleged death. He emphasized that the First Amendment does not protect glorifying or celebrating murder or calls to violence.
Following an investigation by the Office of Professional Practices Services in the Department of Education, the teacher now faces four charges: gross immorality, failure to protect the welfare of students, reduced effectiveness as an educator, and failure to distinguish personal views from her role in a public education institution. The Commissioner is moving forward with license revocation proceedings.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged students and teachers to report violent extremism through the new online portal, MyFloridaLegal.com, saying, “We must protect before people get shot.” He added that teachers must uphold higher standards and that political violence or celebrating murder will not be tolerated in Florida schools.
Leave a Reply