This editor published a post last week after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, asking what was up with all of the teachers caught celebrating Kirk's death. Public school teachers, assistant principals, "emotional support teachers," college professors, and others with some connection to academia seemed to be wildly overrepresented among professionals cheering on Kirk's assassin. Are these people you want to place in charge of your children, especially if they happen to be conservative?
Here's another example who'd popped up after that piece was published. "One down, millions to go," he posted.
🚨INSANE LA TEACHER CALLS FOR DEATH OF MILLIONS
— 1776 Project PAC | Text 1776 to 76176 (@1776ProjectPac) September 13, 2025
Erik Travis, a teacher at @FairfaxHS in Los Angeles, CA has openly called for more violence.
"Far right assholes have a target on their backs, and deserve to die. One down, millions to go."
How is this ALLOWED? pic.twitter.com/7j52E5mZ70
Is he still in the classroom? We need an update.
More educators.
— Tea Party Barbie (@laurahollis61) September 15, 2025
Do you see, now, what I've been talking about?
These people are teaching your children.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn't having it and has announced that the Texas Education Agency is doing something about it, with more than 100 teachers involved.
🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 TEACHERS in Texas will now have their teacher certification suspended and become ineligible to teach in Texas public schools after they endorsed Charlie Kirk's assassination or incited more violence, Governor Greg Abbott announces.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2025
They're all FINDING OUT.… pic.twitter.com/FSTgIbe9VZ
The post continues:
"The Texas Education Agency is investigating Texas teachers whose actions called for or incite violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination."
Taking out the trash and protecting our kids at the same time.
— Pro America Politics (@Pro__Trading) September 15, 2025
Love it.
Well this is good because we do not want these unhinged teachers to be teaching our students or even anywhere near them.
— Christyne Campbell (@TXRealtorDallas) September 15, 2025
Absolutely not. How much of their classroom time do they spend spewing their personal politics rather than teacher their subject?
Great news. They have no business in education.
— Kate (@kate_p45) September 15, 2025
No child should be under the care or supervision of someone who openly spews hateful rhetoric like these teachers and others have. Great job, Greg Abbott!
— Carlos America (@CarlosBtnoCigar) September 15, 2025
Needs to go national. They shouldn’t be teaching any children anywhere.
— AuthentiKate ☂️ (@kateiswell) September 16, 2025
I would be terrified of what my kids were learning if I had my kid in public schools now.
— Believe On Jesus Christ (@TheLastDon222) September 15, 2025
Good. They should never be allowed near children.
— LetsGoBFLO (@HistorianUSA1) September 15, 2025
I absolutely love this. I am a boomer and a retired teacher, as I was leaving the profession, the current flock of new teachers really worried me. Now you know why.
— JTGArizona (@ArizonaJTG) September 15, 2025
Good. Maybe they will find some basic human decency in the unemployment line. Good luck finding it.
— Zaidja (@Zaidja1368509) September 15, 2025
Having their teaching certification suspended is a small price to pay to protect young people from psychos like these.
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