Southern University officials are investigating a law professor shortly after she allegedly made comments on social media about Charlie Kirk’s death.
The professor’s firing comes amid a nationwide crackdown on jokes about his death or remarks critical of Kirk, a far-right commentator assassinated Wednesday in Utah.
In Louisiana, an Acadian Ambulance employee who allegedly posted a comment mocking Kirk's death was fired . Across the country, teachers, firefighters, and an MSNBC contributor have allegedly been investigated or terminated in similar cases.
At Southern University, Law Center Communications Director I’Tyonnie V. Jackson said the center "is aware of a recent social media post involving one of our employees that has raised concern."
"The views expressed in that post are th