The Kennewick School District has sent a Parent Square message to families in the Chinook Middle School district, concerning a comment made by an educator on social media following the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk.

A KSD message told parents they were "aware" of the situation

A few hours after the news was confirmed that Kirk had died from a gunshot wound to his neck while at a Turning Point event in Utah, the comment was posted online, and immediately drew reactions from people on Facebook, including some Chinook parents.

We have, for reasons of fairness in reporting at this stage, not included the name or personal information of the poster. The post was a reported quote from Mark Twain that read:

"I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some ob

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