Some students at Lipscomb Academy, a private Christian school for grades K-12, wore red ties to honor Charlie Kirk after conservative activist's assassination.

Jesse Savage, who will transition from head of high school to director of academics, had asked students to remove red ties for compliance with dress code.

Lipscomb Academy spokesperson said Savage's job change was already in the works, and disputes characterization that Sept. 25 news on Savage is connected to Sept. 24 apology on dress code ordeal.

A personnel decision at Lipscomb Academy to move its head of high school to a new post following a controversy over dress code and Charlie Kirk is stirring unrest among parents and alumni, some of whom gathered Sept. 26 for a demonstration on-campus.

The academy — a private Christian s

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