Oak Forest HS Teacher In Probe Over Charlie Kirk Post Still On-Staff: Bremen District 228

OAK FOREST, IL — An English teacher at Oak Forest High School who has drawn criticism—both within the district and among the community—for a social media post regarding the death of popular conservative activist Charlie Kirk remains on staff at the school, administration said Wednesday.

The faculty member—named by school parents and confirmed by the district earlier this week as English teacher Laurie Genardo—made the post last week following the Sept. 10 shooting death of popular conservative activist Kirk during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. A 22-year-old Utah man has been arrested in connection with the shooting.

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The district on Monday said it was in the early stages of an internal investigation into the matter. It was unclear on Wednesday if that investigation is still ongoing. When asked for clarity on its status, District 228 Public Relations Specialist Yasmeen Sheikah declined further comment.

"Mrs. Genardo remains employed as an English teacher at Oak Forest High School," reads the statement from Bremen District 228 administration. "We will not be making any further public statements regarding Mrs. Genardo at this time. We will continue to work with all our students and families and remain committed to providing a welcoming and positive working environment for all of our staff and students."

Emails to both Bremen District 228 Board of Education President Kristine Resler and Sheikah were answered with the same statement.

Genardo's post commented on the shooting death of Kirk as an example of, "you reap what you sow," referring to what many have called the activist's divisive presence in the political sphere. The text of the post read:

When Kirk made his comment about the necessity of gun deaths to protect the 2nd Amendment, did he consider Uvalde and the 13 beautiful children and 2 teachers who were killed? Did he care about Pulse Nightclub? How about Virginia Tech or Sandy Hook? He perpetuated and openly encouraged gun violence only to pander to his hard right audience. Words have consequences and actions often have mind-blowing irony. This is the single best example of you reap what you sow.