A school teacher is under investigation after allegedly claiming the world was a ‘slightly safer’ place following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
An educator at Kingsmead School in Hednesford, Staffordshire, allegedly commented following the shooting of 31-year-old Kirk, a father of two, at Utah Valley University last week.
This incident adds to a series of controversies involving Britons in public positions who are criticized for appearing to endorse the death of Kirk, a supporter of Donald Trump and advocate for free speech.
The teacher has now joined the ranks of Oxford Union’s incoming president, George Abaraonye, who reportedly declared on WhatsApp, “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s f***ing go,” shortly after the incident.
Additionally, Councillor Fiona Wild, who recently left the Labour Party to serve as an independent on Burnley council, posted online that Kirk was responsible for his own demise, adding, “good riddance to not a very nice man!”
These remarks have incited significant backlash, prompting widespread demands for Abaraonye’s removal from his position, particularly since he had debated Kirk in May. Ms. Wild, meanwhile, has resigned from the Lancashire council.
Furthermore, the Kingsmead School educator might face disciplinary measures, as the school has initiated an investigation into the comments, labeling them as “serious” and “not representative” of their values.
The teacher concluded their alleged Facebook post by saying: ‘I’m not codoning [sic] the actions of the shooter, he still had a wife and children, who no doubt will miss their father dearly. However, in some ways the world has just become slightly “safer” again.’
The teacher is under investigation after allegedly claiming the world was a ‘slightly safer’ place (as seen above) following the assassination of Charlie Kirk
Kingsmead School (above) in Hednesford have launched a probe into the comments made
Father-of-two Kirk (above) was shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University
The alleged post also made reference to criticisms of Islam and the ‘far-right’, saying Kirk being white ‘did not mean his views on women are any better’.
Screenshots of the post have been shared around dozens of group chats, sparking widespread anger among locals at the teacher.
One branded the post ‘disgusting’, while another said: ‘All you need to know about lefty’s [sic] right there, preaching violence and hate against people they don’t agree with.’
A third woman, who claims to be an ex-teacher wrote: ‘Either get her out or get ur [sic] kids out. I wouldn’t let that near my grandkids. Speaking as an ex teacher.’
A fourth asked: ‘How does someone getting shot dead a free speech event make the world slightly safer?’.
Another labelled the teacher as being ‘not fit to be in charge of children’.
A Kingsmead School spokesperson told BirminghamLive: ‘We are aware that a social media post made by a teacher at Kingsmead School relating to the death of Charlie Kirk has been reposted in multiple Facebook groups.
‘The views expressed are not representative of the school or John Taylor MAT.
Above is a message allegedly sent by George Abaraonye shortly after Kirk’s death
Kirk (right) was an ally of Donald Trump and free-speech activist on his platform Turning Point
‘We do not condone the views shared on the post. We are taking appropriate steps internally to address this serious matter.’
The teacher’s alleged comments come amid a wave of people also losing their jobs in the United States over comments relating to Kirk’s death.
Earlier today, New Jersey surgeon Dr. Matthew Jung resigned after being reported for saying the father-of-two ‘had it coming’.
Elsewhere, Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired in relation to a series of ‘unacceptable’ social media comments following Kirk’s murder.
One of Attiah’s posts read: ‘Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.’
The journalist revealed her firing in a post on Substack, which she titled ‘The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.’
‘The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being “unacceptable,” “gross misconduct” and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues — charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false,’ Attiah wrote.
‘They rushed to fire me without even a conversation. This was not only a hasty overreach, but a violation of the very standards of journalistic fairness and rigor the Post claims to uphold.’
