A Williamson County teacher is suing the school district for violating her First Amendment rights following her suspension over a social media post about Charlie Kirk. Now, she’s asking a judge to stop the district from preventing her from going on school grounds or speaking with students and teachers.

Emily Orbison took to her social media following the Sept. 10 shooting death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk. On her private Instagram account, she posted a story that included a quote from Kirk, stating that in order to preserve the Second Amendment, some gun deaths are “worth it” and “rational.”

Orbison followed up Kirk’s quote by detailing the difficulties of teaching amid the constant threat of school shootings. She mentioned parents asking: “What happens when they g

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