Anne Arundel Teacher Accused Of 'Celebrating' Charlie Kirk's Death

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Anne Arundel County schools were threatened after a teacher was accused of chiding a conservative activist who was fatally shot last week.

School leaders condemned "derogatory" posts after Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University.

Chester Tam, a conservative commentator from Massachusetts, on Sept. 12 alleged that Anne Arundel County Public Schools teacher Brittany Reid "mocked" Kirk's death. The post also drew the ire of Rudy Giuliani, the former Republican mayor of New York City.

Screenshots appear to show an account bearing the teacher's name writing comments like "Nah I'm celebrating tonight. They don't care when I'm doing shooting drills with my students, and neither did Charlie. May he rot in hell." Others seem to say, "He wasn't human. It was confirmed he was a demon," and "He doesn't deserve f-cking sympathy."

Patch could not independently verify the legitimacy of the screenshots or that the account actually belongs to the teacher in question. The teacher has not responded to Patch's request for comment.

AACPS told Patch the accused teacher has been a permanent substitute at Monarch Annapolis Public Contract School since April 2025. She is still an AACPS employee.

Teachers, school board members and school resource officers around the country have come under fire for their comments on Kirk. Patch has posted about similar cases in Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Georgia.

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Tam described the commenter as "someone who wants to be a 'famous liberal influencer,' spewing hate online."

"Is this the kind of person who should be around kids, potentially indoctrinating them?" Tam questioned in his post, which has over 960,000 views. "Parents in Anne Arundel County, heads up, contact the school board if this concerns you."

In response, some people issued vague threats to schools.

"We can confirm that several veiled, non-specific threats were received at AACPS," Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesperson Marc Limansky told Patch Thursday. "This is an active and ongoing investigation."

School officials denounced the threats.

"Threats are something we take very seriously," AACPS spokesperson Bob Mosier told Patch in an email. "It is very disconcerting that people feel they have the right to make statements like those made toward our employees last week."

AACPS Superintendent Mark Bedell sent a letter to staff on Sept. 12, saying he has "received multiple reports about employees who have posted their thoughts on social media regarding recent events around the state and nation."

"Some of these posts have been inappropriate and negatively impact employees’ ability to carry out their prescribed duties on behalf of students across our school district," Bedell said. "Board policies and administrative regulations as well as the AACPS Employee Handbook make clear employee responsibilities when it comes to such postings."

Bedell said, "We must all remain focused on our core mission, and that is to create a school community where every single one of our students can belong, grow, and succeed."

"We must all remember that our charge every day is to support the development of human beings in ways that help them achieve their full potential," Bedell said. "Posts or other comments that are defamatory, derogatory or inciteful – regardless of the viewpoint – are contrary to that mission and to our policies and protocols. Such actions will be handled through the disciplinary process as appropriate."