Teacher’s Union Defends Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Death: The “Essence of Our Democracy”

The Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sued the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Tuesday for allegedly targeting over 350 teachers and school employees over their public comments on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

TEA commissioner Mike Morath sent a letter to Texas school superintendents on Sept. 12, two days after Kirk’s murder at a Utah Valley University speaking event, warning them that educators caught posting “vile content” on social media about it would...