Florida Court Says Teacher Who Made Kirk Comments Should Be Reinstated
A state administrative judge found the post caused minimal disruption and was not unethical, recommending that Roller be reinstated with back pay.
- On August 19, 2026, Administrative Hearings Judge Andrew Manko recommended the Lee County School Board end teacher Mariah Roller's suspension and award her back pay for a private Facebook post regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination.
- Roller's private Facebook post regarding Kirk's death was disseminated on social media, after which the Lee County School Board argued the post caused "substantial disruption" at the school.
- Manko found the post caused "minimal" disruption, noting only two parents complained to the board; out of 15 to 20 emails sent to the principal, he sent generic responses to a few.
- DOAH rulings are merely recommendations to government agencies, which are not required to follow them; the Lee County School District has not confirmed if it will comply with Manko's findings.
- Numerous Florida educators faced disciplinary threats from the Florida Department of Education following similar posts about Kirk, though the Martin County School Board rejected a DOAH judge's recommendation to reinstate teacher Matthew Theobald.
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Judge Says Teacher Who Made Critical Comment on Charlie Kirk Should Be Reinstated
Division of Administrative Hearings Judge Andrew Manko found that a derisive remark about Charlie Kirk after his assassination, posted on Facebook by Mariah Roller, an educator at Three Oaks Middle School in Fort Myers, caused “minimal” disruption to the Lee County School Board, and that she should be reinstated and paid back wages. The post Judge Says Teacher Who Made Critical Comment on Charlie Kirk Should Be Reinstated appeared first on Flagl…
Osceola News-Gazette
News Service of FloridaFlorida court says teacher who made Kirk comments should be reinstated
News Service of Florida — A Lee County public school teacher’s suspension for a comment about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk should be ended and she should receive back p
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Orlando SentinelFlorida teacher suspended after Charlie Kirk comments should be reinstated, court says
A Florida public school teacher’s suspension for a comment about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk should be ended and she should receive back pay, an administrative court judge says.
Florida court says teacher who made Charlie Kirk comments should be reinstated
Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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