Oshkosh teacher targeted in wake of Charlie Kirk post

OSHKOSH, WI—(WISS)— A teacher at Oshkosh West High School is receiving heat after a social media post following the assassination of right-wing personality Charlie Kirk. The post and the profile have since been removed from Facebook, but screenshots of the post have been circulating online. 

In the post, the teacher called Kirk a “morally evil human.” The post detailed ways the teacher disagreed with Kirk, but it also condemned political violence. Later, the author removed the post, saying that it was meant as an “attempt at a certain amount of hope.”  

WISS reached out to the Oshkosh Area School District (OASD) for information and a response to the accusations against the teacher. 

“The Oshkosh Area School District received information regarding a staff member’s personal post on social media and is handling the situation in accordance with district policies,” the OASD Communication Director Katie Neiman said in a statement. “We are unable to comment on personnel matters.”

WISS also reached out to the teacher in question. He has not responded to our calls.

This is just one example of what several teachers throughout the state have been experiencing. A teacher in Cudahy and another in the Rosendale/Brandon School District have been placed on administrative leave following social media posts. One assistant principal in Elkhorn Lake was falsely accused of making a post about Charlie Kirk. Her accuser later removed the post and retracted his claim after hundreds of calls, including some death threats, were made to the school district.