PRESTONSBURG – (TNS) Floyd County Schools officials are taking undisclosed action against an employee who made social media posts regarding the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, Superintendent Tonya Horne-Williams said Monday.
District spokesperson Bobby Akers clarified Tuesday that the employee is a teacher.
Kirk was shot and killed Sept. 10 by a gunman while speaking at an event on the Utah Valley University campus. There have been various reports of employees across the U.S. being disciplined for making disparaging online comments in the aftermath of Kirk’s death.
That includes in Lexington, where the University of Kentucky is investigating one of its employees after he made an offensive comment about the death of Kirk.
In Floyd County, Horne-Williams said in a news re