Gardner-Edgerton Schools not commenting on post made after Charlie Kirk’s death
GARDNER, Kan. — A teacher in the Gardner-Edgerton School District is facing scrutiny over a social media post made after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The comment has since spread online.
Gardner-Edgerton’s USD 231 School Board held a special closed-door meeting for personnel matters on Wednesday night. As of Friday afternoon, the school district hasn’t said whether it was related to the post.
Since Kirk’s killing, conservative groups, including Moms For Liberty of Johnson County and Libs of TikTok, have been sharing the online comment reportedly made by a Gardner-Edgerton high school teacher.
The post said in part, “she was saving her empathy” for school shooting victims that same day in Colorado, and went on to call Kirk “a terrible person” among other remarks.
“If a student came up to her and was sad about it, would she go, ‘Meh, he’s a terrible person?'” parent Carrie Schmidt asked.
Schmidt waited outside that executive session to see if the district would announce any discipline afterward. The district tells FOX4 no action was taken during Wednesday’s meeting, but has declined to comment on the social media post.
“If they would come out and make a statement about how they feel about it, I would feel better because she’s the face of the district right now,” Schmidt said.
On Friday, USD 231 Board Member Lana Sutton posted, “Political violence has no place in our society, and I unequivocally condemn it. What I find even more troubling is when people respond to an assassination with joy, celebration, or heartless remarks. Such reactions are horrifying and beneath human dignity.”