TEA Investigates Educators Over Social Media Posts on Charlie Kirk Assassination

The Texas Education Agency is investigating reports of educators sharing inappropriate social media content related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

TEXAS — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has announced it is investigating reports of public school educators who posted or shared what Commissioner of Education Mike Morath called “reprehensible and inappropriate content” on social media related to the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk.

In a letter sent to superintendents, Morath stated that such posts may constitute violations of the Educators’ Code of Ethics. The matter has been referred to TEA’s Educator Investigations Division, where each reported instance will be reviewed to determine whether sanctionable misconduct occurred.

“While the exercise of free speech is a fundamental right we are all blessed to share, it does not give carte blanche authority to celebrate or sow violence against those that share differing beliefs and perspectives,” Morath wrote. “Mr. Kirk was a father and a husband, and tragically, his children no longer have their father, and his wife no longer has her spouse. As a father and husband myself, and as someone devoted to the education of children, it is heartbreaking.”

The commissioner urged district leaders to report any additional inappropriate content through TEA’s Misconduct Reporting Portal. He also commended school officials who had already acted swiftly to address the matter.

Morath emphasized that respect remains a core value of Texas public schools, adding that educators are entrusted with reinforcing that principle to more than 5.5 million students statewide.