Some parents in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 are calling for the school board president to step down following a social media post after Charlie Kirk’s death.

School board President Nancy Zettler posted a Facebook message on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the day Charlie Kirk was killed. Her message shared a post from a fellow Democrat that focuses on a theme of empathy, even when one disagrees with another’s political views.

In introducing the post, Zettler wrote, “The first thing I thought when I heard this today was ‘karma, it’s a (expletive).’ Then I read this. The author, Qasim Rashid, says it best.”

Parents say it was disturbing and insensitive for Zettler to say her initial reaction to Kirk’s death was karma.

“She felt compelled to put her negativity out first … that’s comi

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