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  • Why a Creston teacher’s Facebook post sparked a national backlash

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• Court records detail outrage among Kirk supporters over teacher's comments • Iowa Capital Dispatch (iowacapitaldispatch.com) — A Creston High School English teacher is suing the Creston Community School District, claiming her First Amendment rights were violated after officials moved to fire her over a Facebook comment about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Newly released court records detail dozens of threatening calls and posts directed at both the teacher and district leaders, while a federal judge has temporarily blocked the district from terminating her as the case proceeds.
   

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