The head of the Texas Education Agency says his agency is already reviewing complaints about educators’ social media posts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and he will recommend teachers who “call for and incite further violence” have their certification suspended.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told Texas superintendents on Friday the TEA would investigate “reprehensible and inappropriate content” shared or posted on social media by Texas educators about the assassination of the conservative political activist for “sanctionable conduct.”
In an email response to KSAT on Monday afternoon, a TEA spokesperson said the agency had already received approximately 180 complaints. The email also included a quote attributed to Morath.
“While all educators are held to a high standar