Debate continues this week in suburban community over whether to honor political activist Charlie Kirk at his alma mater Wheeling High School.
Thousands of people have already signed online petitions on both sides of the issue.
“It was very disheartening to see that there were dueling petitions really,” said Marsha McClary, Moms for Liberty Lake County Chair. “Charlie, even if you don’t agree with everything he said he was a prominent alumni and I believe that he should be honored.”
McClary plans to attend a school board meeting Thursday night in High School District 214 to voice her support of a memorial to honor Kirk.
“These schools are proclaiming to be inclusive, and this is not being inclusive if we aren’t going to honor his contributions,” she said. “I mean it’s been very very si