{"id":2485761,"date":"2025-09-12T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-higher-standard-warning-after-teacher-fired-for-celebrating-kirk-assassination\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:03:32","slug":"florida-issues-higher-standard-warning-after-teacher-fired-for-celebrating-kirk-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-higher-standard-warning-after-teacher-fired-for-celebrating-kirk-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida issues \u2018higher standard\u2019 warning after teacher fired for celebrating Kirk assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fflorida-issues-higher-standard-warning-after-teacher-fired-for-celebrating-kirk-assassination%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=2485761&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>The article reports on a controversy in Florida following a teacher&#8217;s suspension for publicly celebrating the assassination of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk. Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas issued a strong warning to educators to refrain from endorsing or celebrating violence, emphasizing that teachers are held to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-pursued-bulls-dossier-rumor-to-spy-on-former-trump-campaign-adviser-carter-page\/\" title=\"FBI Pursued \u201cBulls\u2014\u201d Dossier Rumor to Spy on Former Trump Campaign Adviser Carter Page\">higher ethical standard<\/a> as public servants. He pledged to investigate all educators involved in similar conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The suspended teacher, Kelly Brock-Sanchez of Ridgeview Elementary, posted inflammatory comments on Facebook praising Kirk&#8217;s death, which sparked outrage and prompted action from school officials and state leaders. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis supported the commissioner&#8217;s inquiry and condemned such behavior as &#8220;vile.&#8221; Other political figures, including activist Scott Presler, called for accountability for anyone celebrating the assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk,aged 31 and a father of two,was fatally shot at a Utah university event,an incident that has heightened national concerns about political violence and polarization.While many have expressed grief over Kirk&#8217;s death, some have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >made controversial celebratory statements resulting<\/a> in suspensions and firings across multiple states. The incident underscores growing tensions around free speech,political activism,and the responsibilities of public educators. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida issues &lsquo;higher standard&rsquo; warning after teacher fired for celebrating Kirk assassination<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2222276\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida <\/a>Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas warned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educators<\/a> on Thursday to abstain from celebrating violence after a teacher was suspended for making exuberant statements about political influencer Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1966210462011576409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">praised<\/a> Kamoutsas for committing to conduct an investigation into every teacher who engaged in such &ldquo;vile&rdquo; behavior in the wake of outrage against Ridgeview Elementary teacher Kelly Brock-Sanchez for making the controversial post on Facebook.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3804951\/democrats-new-congressional-map-maryland-stall\/\">Democrats&#8217; hope for new congressional map in Maryland stalled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804921\/trump-secret-service-expanded-after-kirk-assassination\/\">Trump Secret Service expanded after Kirk assassination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804997\/trump-send-federal-troops-memphis\/\">Trump to send National Guard to Memphis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Teachers are held to a higher standard as public servants and must ensure their conduct does not undermine the trust of the students and families they serve,&rdquo; &nbsp;Kamoutsas said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StasiKamoutsas\/status\/1966194627578384748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> to X. &ldquo;We will hold teachers who choose to make disgusting comments about the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk accountable. Govern yourselves accordingly.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-news-how-one-reporters-blatant-lie-about-glenn-youngkin-became-a-democratic-talking-point\/\" title=\"FAKE NEWS: How One Reporter\u2019s Blatant Lie About Glenn Youngkin Became a Democratic Talking Point\">school district superintendents<\/a> across the Sunshine State, the commissioner noted that he did not believe Brock-Sanchez&rsquo;s posts were &ldquo;a reflection of the great, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-mandates-vaccines-for-religious-private-school-employees\/\" title=\"New York City Mandates Vaccines for Religious, Private School Employees\">high-quality teachers<\/a> who make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happens-to-jan-6-cases-upended-by-supreme-court-ruling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What happens to Jan. 6 cases upended by Supreme Court ruling - Washington Examiner\">vast majority&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of Florida educators. &ldquo;Nevertheless, I will be conducting an investigation of every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable behavior,&rdquo; he committed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Glad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StasiKamoutsas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StasiKamoutsas<\/a> is bringing accountability.  It is sad that we&rsquo;ve seen a number of teachers across America&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAotVdeqhz\">https:\/\/t.co\/nAotVdeqhz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1966210462011576409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Ridgeview Elementary teacher posted a statement that sparked the uproar under the Facebook page, Kelly Steel Magnolia, before Facebook removed the post on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claytodayonline.com\/stories\/ridgeview-elementary-teacher-suspended-for-celebrating-kirks-murder-on-facebook,164654#:~:text=Ridgeview%20Elementary%20teacher%20suspended%20for,school%20in%20the%20Lakeside%20neighborhood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to <em>Clay Today<\/em>. It appeared to suggest that she favored the death of both President Donald Trump and Kirk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brock-Sanchez posted a photo of Kirk, along with the statement: &ldquo;This may not be the obituary. We were all hoping to wake up to, but this is a close second for me.&rdquo; The comment was connected to the cut-and-paste headline: &ldquo;Charlie Kirk killed in shooting in Utah campus event, Donald Trump says &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1966004265735884804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> was swiftly highlighted by Republicans such as Scott Presler, who is credited with helping Trump flip Pennsylvania red during the 2024 election and has sought to identify a number of other similar statements <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1966146744577831227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from dozens of teachers<\/a> and other individuals praising Kirk&rsquo;s murder in screenshots to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Record every single person celebrating the assassination,&rdquo; Presler<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1965910083982053735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said<\/a> Wednesday, the day Kirk was fatally shot by a gunman during an event at a Utah university. &ldquo;Hold them accountable. Every single one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brock-Sanchez made a second post saying &ldquo;one last evil person&rdquo; was on the planet in response to Kirk&rsquo;s death, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/clay-county-teacher-suspended-over-175931995.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to Fox News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlie Kirk had two kids and STILL SAID gun deaths were the cost to keep the 2nd amendment&hellip;&hellip;.this philosophy led to his own death becoming an acceptable cost&hellip;&hellip; one of the top five Trump surrogates. One less evil person on this planet,&rdquo; the post read.<\/p>\n<p>Clay County District Schools said Brock-Sanchez is being investigated by the district&rsquo;s human resources department and has been suspended from her duties teaching second and third-grade classes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 31, was killed on Wednesday by an unidentified gunman, leaving behind a wife and two young children after building a career as a conservative political activist known for engaging with youth on college campuses through Turning Point USA and helping Trump win the election in 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His assassination in Utah this week has left the country reeling, stirring questions about the state of democracy due to the rise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3799069\/charlie-kirk-murder-turning-point-tipping-point-political-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ideological polarization<\/a> and political violence that many fear threatens the pillars of unfettered free speech and other constitutional rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A teacher in Florida? <\/p>\n<p>Meet Kelly Brock-Sanchez. <\/p>\n<p>She was hoping to wake up to an obituary. Well, this teacher at Ridgeview Elementary School is going to peacefully wake up to a lot of messages. <\/p>\n<p>It would be a shame if everyone in Lakeside, FL, sees this.<\/p>\n<p>CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6iYQFYJvT\">pic.twitter.com\/H6iYQFYJvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1966004265735884804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>By and large, both sides of the aisle have expressed grief over Kirk&rsquo;s death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3804416\/ilhan-omar-charlie-kirk-death-guns-save-lives-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ILHAN OMAR SAYS CHARLIE KIRK CLAIMED &lsquo;GUNS SAVE LIVES&rsquo; AND DOWNPLAYED SLAVERY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, celebratory statements from people such as Brock-Sanchez and others have resulted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3804565\/firings-celebrate-charlie-kirks-death-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> in suspensions and firings<\/a> from their positions across several states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If anyone &hellip; celebrated even a little bit at the news of this shooting,&rdquo; Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) said during a press conference, &ldquo;I would beg you to look in the mirror and to see if you can find a better angel in there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida warns teachers after one fired for praising Kirk&#8217;s death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2485762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25154720142553.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5113,63204,63094,63203],"class_list":["post-2485761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-florida","tag-higher-standard-warning","tag-kirk-assassination","tag-teacher-firing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25154720142553.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485761","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485765,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485761\/revisions\/2485765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}