The Beekmantown Central School District said it’s placed an employee on leave after receiving complaints about social media posts reacting to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.”These remarks, posted on a social platform, were inappropriate and insensitive, and do not reflect the values of our school community,” wrote Superintendent Dustin Relation in a message sent to the district community and later posted on social media.Kirk was a well-known political activist and a founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA. Kirk was a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, and known for attending events at high schools and colleges across the country to advocate for far-right political views. Kirk visited Burlington, Vermont in 2021 on a tour with Turning Point USA. He was seen by some as a controversial figure.Kirk was shot and killed at a similar event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. The shooting has sparked fierce condemnation on both sides of the political spectrum and raised an interest in increased security on college campuses around the country.Hours after the announcement from Beekmantown Central School District, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) called for an investigation into any school district, faculty, teacher or employee who has made “inappropriate or offensive” social media posts following the assassination. “The comments and social media behavior exhibited by certain educators in the aftermath of this tragedy are not only disgraceful and morally repugnant, but they raise immediate and serious questions about whether these individuals should be entrusted with the responsibility of educating our children,” she wrote in a statement Friday.The congresswoman called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to launch the probe. Similar investigations have been launched in Florida and Tennessee.The assassination was condemned by Hochul on social media.”Horrified by news that Charlie Kirk has been shot. Political violence has no place in our country,” she wrote on social media Wednesday.Relation said the district is reviewing the social media posts but is not able to provide more details while the process is ongoing.
The Beekmantown Central School District said it’s placed an employee on leave after receiving complaints about social media posts reacting to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“These remarks, posted on a social platform, were inappropriate and insensitive, and do not reflect the values of our school community,” wrote Superintendent Dustin Relation in a message sent to the district community and later posted on social media.
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Kirk was a well-known political activist and a founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA. Kirk was a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, and known for attending events at high schools and colleges across the country to advocate for far-right political views.
Kirk visited Burlington, Vermont in 2021 on a tour with Turning Point USA.
He was seen by some as a controversial figure.
Kirk was shot and killed at a similar event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.
The shooting has sparked fierce condemnation on both sides of the political spectrum and raised an interest in increased security on college campuses around the country.
Hours after the announcement from Beekmantown Central School District, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) called for an investigation into any school district, faculty, teacher or employee who has made “inappropriate or offensive” social media posts following the assassination.
“The comments and social media behavior exhibited by certain educators in the aftermath of this tragedy are not only disgraceful and morally repugnant, but they raise immediate and serious questions about whether these individuals should be entrusted with the responsibility of educating our children,” she wrote in a statement Friday.
The congresswoman called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to launch the probe. Similar investigations have been launched in Florida and Tennessee.
The assassination was condemned by Hochul on social media.
“Horrified by news that Charlie Kirk has been shot. Political violence has no place in our country,” she wrote on social media Wednesday.
Relation said the district is reviewing the social media posts but is not able to provide more details while the process is ongoing.
