Educators fired after Charlie Kirk posts file lawsuits, allege free speech violations

Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Indiana filed a federal lawsuit on Monday on behalf of a former Ball State University employee. She was allegedly fired over a post in which she wrote that Kirk's death is a tragedy but that it was also a "reflection of the violence, fear, and hatred he sowed," according to the complaint.

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"Although this is clearly an opinion on a controversial subject, it is fully protected by the First Amendment," the complaint alleges.

Ball State University said in a statement on Sept. 17 that the post "caused significant disruption to the University" and the decision to terminate the employee was "consistent with recent case law."

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Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, denounced the firings in a statement on Friday. She said, in part, that "acts of violence and hate must be condemned," but "using this tragedy to encourage the doxxing, censorship and firing of people for their opinions -- including educators' private opinions shared during their personal time -- is wrong."