Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2021 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Image via Gage Skidmore.

An unknown number of public school teachers, a realtor, a radio broadcaster and a pizzeria worker are among the Nevadans who’ve been fired or are facing reprimand for social media posts about the death of Republican activist and influencer Charlie Kirk.

The actions all appear to have been prompted by mass reporting of the employees to their employers and mirror efforts happening across the country in the aftermath of Kirk’s fatal shooting last week during a speaking event at a Utah university.

The motive of Kirk’s alleged shooter is still unknown, though politicians and political pundits on both sides have been quick to assign blame. Groups on the political right are calling on businesses to terminate employees for “celebrating” Kirk’s death.

President Donald Trump has vowed to go after “agitators” on the political left, and Vice President J.D. Vance has said the administration will go after “left wing lunatics” that foment a culture of hatred.

Local teachers targeted

Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert on Monday released a statement noting that the district has received “thousands of emails, social media posts, and direct messages” related to Kirk’s death.

Ebert announced that “to protect all staff and students, CCSD teachers whose posts regarding the death of Mr. Kirk have caused substantial disruption to the District and raised concerns about safety are currently not assigned to classrooms.”

The superintendent also shared a message sent to all district employees earlier stating that the district has the authority to prohibit or restrict free speech rights of public employees under certain circumstances, including if the speech “materially and substantially interferes with school activities,” “does or is likely to create substantial interference to the educational mission and/or operation of the school;” or “is used to engage in harassment, discrimination, bullying, cyber-bullying, or intimidation of another person.”

Ebert’s statement concluded: “Because this is a personnel concern, the District has no additional comment on this matter.”

The Nevada Current asked the district how many teachers had been removed from their classrooms over Kirk-related posts. CCSD responded that it had no further statement.

Clark County Education Association, which represents the district’s teachers and other licensed professionals, said in a brief statement that the “situation is live and pending.”

“CCEA has no comment on this matter until our investigation is complete,”said CCEA Executive Director John Vellardita.

Moms for Liberty Clark County days earlier publicly called for four CCSD teachers to be fired. The Nevada Current is not naming the teachers who are not public figures.

One of the teachers on his private Facebook page posted that he could not think of many people “more deserving” of a gunshot wound to the neck.

The second teacher, also on his private Facebook page, posted he had “watched the video over and over like 50 times by now,” that he loved “every fraction of a second of it” and that “it gets better with every watch.”

Republican state Sen. Lori Rogich, whose husband is the namesake of the school where that teacher works, released a statement saying “glorifying a political assasination is never acceptable.” She did not identify the individual but said she supports his removal.

The third teacher left a Facebook comment saying he was “not celebrating” Kirk’s death but that he “won’t feel sorry for the guy either.

“I feel bad for his kids that their dad was murdered for being a piece of trash human,” that teacher wrote.

The final teacher targeted by the Moms for Liberty group left a comment reading “you reap what you sow” on a post asking people to pray for Kirk.

Clark County School Board Trustee Lydia Dominguez, who until taking office was a member of Moms for Liberty Clark County, said in a social media post that anyone mocking Kirk’s murder “should never be trusted with children.”

She added, “I understand the process is painfully slow, but the district has begun it, and it must be done by the book so no lawyer can twist the outcome, because the last thing our students need is a lawsuit draining money from their classrooms.”

The Current found additional public calls for ousting teachers at Washoe County School District, which as of Tuesday morning had limited comments on its social media, and at least one state-authorized charter school. WCSD did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo last week, when asked about reports that public employees were celebrating Kirk’s death, said agencies who determine their employees acted inappropriately should remove those employees as soon as possible.

Realtor, radio producer fired

Meanwhile, in the private sector, Las Vegas realtor Mark Sivek was fired from Realty ONE Group Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. Sivek was set to lead the Las Vegas REALTORS board of directors but has been removed from the position.

According to screenshots circulating on social media, Sivek called Kirk “an evil POS” and said “no thoughts no prayers for this POS.”

Sivek also posted that Kirk’s “harmful ideologies have been silenced.” That post continued, “While violence is never an acceptable solution, it’s essential to acknowledge the damage caused by his racist and discriminatory beliefs. Kirk used religion to justify his prejudices, promoting Christian Nationalism, which is a thinly veiled form of white supremacy. This ideology has no connection to the values of compassion and empathy that are central to Christ’s teachings.”

Lotus Communications, parent company of Fox Sports Radio, last week announced they had terminated local radio producer Bobby Machado for a social media post about Kirk.

One of his since-deleted posts, according to screenshots circulating online, read: “i’m just gonna say one more thing about charlie kirk… good f—— riddance…i’ve watched his show…way too much…he’s a piece of human s— and i glad as f— the world is without him…f— him all the way to hell…goodnight.”

Trattoria Reggiano, a restaurant in Downtown Summerlin, and Bonanno’s New York Pizza Kitchen posted identical statements on their social media pages stating one of their employees was “no longer with the company, effective immediately” because of comments made on social media.

The Current is not naming the worker, who is not a public figure.

According to a TikTok video being shared by those calling for her firing, the worker said that when she watches the video of Kirk, she isn’t thinking of him.

“I don’t think of him. I think of the little children in school who had to deal with that, watching that happen to their friends, or watching it happen to themselves. … Children who are not even old enough to form an opinion about any of this stuff. And he lobbied for guns to stay in circulation and said they were necessary deaths. Just like car accidents.”

The post was evidently referring to Kirk’s remarks during one of his shows in 2023, in which he said: “I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”