The ACLU of Rhode Island is warning against the wider dangers of "stifling speech," even if it's "offensive," following the suspension of a Barrington High School teacher for comments he made on TikTok about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In a statement issued Thursday, Sept. 18, the local ACLU affiliate said it "strongly condemns political violence, as it erodes and chills the free and democratic exchange of ideas underlying the protections of the First Amendment.

"At the same time, stifling controversial, and even offensive, speech in response to that violence also erodes those principles."

What the ACLU said about the suspended Barrington teacher

Referencing the decision of the Barrington School Board to hire "an independent investigator" to review the actions of the

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