CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An employee at Lake Norman Charter School was placed on administrative leave for posting a "hateful and highly offensive sentiment" related to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , the school announced.

The Huntersville-based school issued the following statement about the incident:

"A hateful and highly offensive sentiment related to yesterday's murder of Charlie Kirk was shared on one of our staff members' personal social media accounts. This individual has been placed on administrative leave pending a complete investigation.

Lake Norman Charter unequivocally denounces all acts of violence and expressions of hate speech as they are diametrically opposed to the values and principles that our school stands for and seeks to instill in our students. W

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