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Iowa's public universities will investigate employees for potential social media policy violations.

Employees under investigation will be placed on administrative leave and could face termination.

The decision follows an Iowa State University employee's social media post on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Iowa's three public universities may investigate employees who may have violated "governing the use of social media" and put them on administrative leave, the Board of Regents ruled Wednesday.

The Iowa Board of Regents on Sept. 17 unanimously authorized Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa to conduct an immediate investigation of all alleged violations of board policy to be completed within two weeks.

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