Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s made it clear that any staff member at the three-state supported universities should be fired if they celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The board that governs Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI gave university administrators until next week to investigate inflammatory social media posts related to Kirk’s death that were linked to university faculty or staff. The Cedar Rapids Gazette is reporting that Iowa State University officials have fired financial aid advisor Caitlyn Spencer, who wrote on social media that Kirk got what was coming. Reynolds says the Board of Regents has clear authority to fire people over social media posts.
Governor Reynolds says she expects lawsuits to be filed by university staff who are fired. The Oskaloosa high school teacher who was fired last week for his social media post about Kirk has filed a lawsuit in federal court.
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