Teachers’ Union Challenges Texas Probes of Posts Related to Charlie Kirk

More than 350 public school teachers and staff faced probes over their posts related to Charlie Kirk’s death, according to the lawsuit.

Flowers, American flags, and other items placed at a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A Texas teachers’ union filed a lawsuit on Jan. 6 seeking to challenge the state education agency’s investigations into teachers’ social media posts in the days after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed the lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and its commissioner, Mike Morath, over what it says is an “unconstitutional policy” that violates educators’ rights to free speech.