(The Center Square) – One of Georgia’s largest school districts said Monday it has placed some teachers on administrative leave over comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and will report the matters to state licensing officials.
The Cobb County School District did not say how many teachers were placed on leave or give more details. The school district learned about the posts from parents, according to a statement on its website.
“Additional complaints about these posts have been received from Cobb educators, stating these behaviors are inconsistent with the professional duty educators owe their students and the Cobb community,” the district said. “We could not agree more.”
The school district is investigating and will report to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, which is the ethics board for Georgia educators, “requesting appropriate action against their Georgia teaching license.”
“Posts that celebrate or support the murder of an innocent person by a school shooter are unprofessional and disruptive to the school environment,” the district said in its statement. “We expect Cobb educators to help students learn and grow, which requires limiting disruptions to their classrooms and school.”
The district is the second largest in Georgia and the 21st largest in the nation, according to its website. More than 105,000 children attend the district’s 112 schools.
