A San Jacinto schools employee was placed on leave after posting comments on social media after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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In a Tuesday, Sept. 16, letter posted online, San Jacinto Unified School District Superintendent David Pyle wrote that the district does not “condone or tolerate hate speech in any form , rather we stand for peace and mutual respect.”
“At the same time, we must and do honor the First Amendment rights of our employees to share their personal view on matters of public concern when speaking as a private citizen,” Pyle wrote. “We want to be clear: the personal comments made by this employee do not reflect the values, standards or mission of our Dist