A Grass Lake school staffer in far north suburban Antioch was fired Friday after posting social media posts critical of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist gunned down in Utah.

In a screenshot of the now-deleted post circulating online, Cristina Monroy, an administrative assistant to the principal, said she had “absolutely no empathy” for Kirk. In another post, she called the Turning Point USA founder a “white nationalist mouthpiece.”

Grass Lake’s Principal Ryan Wollberg confirmed the termination, but would not offer additional comment. Supt. William Newby could not be immediately reached for comment.

Monroy did not respond to a request for comment.

The episode in Grass Lake mirrors scrutiny faced by multiple other Chicago-area school employees over online speech following Kirk’s m

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