{"id":2343928,"date":"2024-09-20T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-may-lose-his-certificate-after-controversial-trump-photo-resurfaces\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:38:20","slug":"teacher-may-lose-his-certificate-after-controversial-trump-photo-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-may-lose-his-certificate-after-controversial-trump-photo-resurfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher May Lose His Certificate After Controversial Trump Photo Resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteacher-may-lose-his-certificate-after-controversial-trump-photo-resurfaces%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343928&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Regan Killackey,\u2063 a \u2062teacher at Edmond Memorial High School\u200d in Oklahoma, is facing a state investigation\u2062 that\u2064 may jeopardize\u2064 his teaching career due \u200dto an old Instagram post from 2019. The post in question features Killackey and his children at a costume store, with one \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrat-policies-give-china-advantage-over-u-s\/\" title=\"Report: Democrat policies give China advantage over U.S.\">child wearing<\/a> a mask resembling former President Donald Trump and another child \u200dholding\u2063 a\u2062 plastic sword to the throat of \u200bthe child wearing the mask. Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters condemned the post, stating that &#8220;there is never a time that threatening a former \u2064president is appropriate,&#8221; and emphasized that\u200c teachers advocating violence against any elected officials would not be tolerated in the state&#8217;s schools. <\/p>\n<p>Killackey, \u2063who \u200bhas been teaching\u200d in Oklahoma for 21 \u2062years, \u200cexpressed shock over the investigation and noted that he believed it might be\u200d a misunderstanding or a\u200c prank. He has criticized the\u2064 state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-becomes-12th-state-to-limit-abortions-after-heartbeat-detected-effectively-banning-abortion-after-6-weeks-of-pregnancy\/\" title=\"South Carolina Becomes 12th State to Limit Abortions After Heartbeat Detected \u2013 Effectively Banning Abortion After 6 Weeks of Pregnancy\">law banning<\/a> the teaching\u200c of \u200dCritical Race Theory, indicating a desire \u200cfor \u2063open and honest discussions with his \u200dstudents on such topics. Killackey is among several \u200dindividuals who have sued the\u2063 state over this law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> has come back to haunt an Oklahoma teacher who is now at the center of a state investigation that could end his teaching career.<\/p>\n<p>A 2019 Instagram post from Edmond Memorial High School&rsquo;s, Regan Killackey showed he and his children at a costume store.<\/p>\n<p>The image featured a mask resembling former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>One child held a plastic sword to the throat of the child wearing the Trump mask while Killackey supplied a grimace for the camera, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/news\/local\/osde-wants-to-remove-certification-of-teacher-after-joke-instagram-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KFOR-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another child was shown behind the mask bringing his plastic knife down upon the mask&rsquo;s head.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-schools-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not amused<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is never a time that threatening a former president is appropriate. We will not tolerate it in Oklahoma schools,&rdquo; Walters <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanWaltersSupt\/status\/1836470940021948417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a> in July after the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody will be allowed to teach in the state of Oklahoma if they advocate the assassination of President Trump or any elected official,&rdquo; Walters said at a meeting of the state Board of Education on July 31 when the investigation into Killackey was launched, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newson6.com\/story\/66aabd22e874bbcc694e5525\/4-oklahoma-teachers-up-for-investigation-following-osde-monthly-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOTV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had images of knives being held to President Trump&rsquo;s throat,&rdquo; Walters said, saying the fact that it was an old photo did not alter his feelings about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is never a time that threatening a former president is appropriate. We will not tolerate it in Oklahoma schools <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oTtRsGrUCj\">https:\/\/t.co\/oTtRsGrUCj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Superintendent Ryan Walters (@RyanWaltersSupt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanWaltersSupt\/status\/1836470940021948417?\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot allow these individuals to continue to teach in the state of Oklahoma,&rdquo; said Walters.<\/p>\n<p>Killackey said there was no reason for him to be on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-film-professors-quiz-question-equates-president-kkk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hot seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well number one, I was shocked,&rdquo; Killackey said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And number two, I thought it was some sort of mistake or some prank or something like that. Um, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t because my entire career has been in the state of Oklahoma and I&rsquo;ve been teaching for 21 years. I have been fortunate and blessed to have this career,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Killackey is among several parties who have sued the state over HB 1775, a law that bans teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-even-math-safe-woke-social-justice-private-school-fully-embraces-critical-race-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Race Theory<\/a> in Oklahoma schools, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/government\/2024\/08\/22\/oklahoma-state-board-education-revokes-license-over-critical-race-theory-protest\/74907839007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Killackey had told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/youre-not-going-to-teach-about-race-youre-going-to-go-ahead-and-keep-your-job\/2021\/12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Education Week<\/a> that not being able to teach Critical Race Theory &ldquo;upsets me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because &hellip; I want to talk about these things openly and honestly with all of my students, and they need to be talked about openly and honestly,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a 2019 Instagram post, Regan Killackey from Edmond Memorial High School shared a photo of himself and his children at a costume shop. The picture included a mask that looked like former President Donald Trump, with one child holding a plastic sword to the throat of the child wearing the mask while Killackey posed with an exaggerated expression for the camera. Another child was seen behind the mask pretending to strike it with a plastic knife.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters expressed his disapproval, stating on X in July following an assassination attempt against Trump that threatening any former president is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Oklahoma schools. He emphasized during a state Board of Education meeting on July 31\u2014when Killackey&#8217;s investigation began\u2014that anyone advocating violence against elected officials would not be permitted to teach in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>Killackey reacted by expressing shock at being scrutinized and suggested it might have been some sort of mistake or prank. He noted that he has dedicated 21 years to teaching in Oklahoma and feels fortunate for his career. Additionally, he is involved in legal action against the state regarding HB 1775, which prohibits teaching Critical Race Theory in schools\u2014a topic he believes should be discussed openly with students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dude-and-trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[25952,6733,4698,3634],"class_list":["post-2343928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-certification","tag-controversy","tag-teacher","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dude-and-trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}