ST. CHARLES COUNTY — A longtime Wentzville School District teacher is on leave after writing a Facebook post that alluded to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Lennelle Gilpin, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at North Point Middle, was put on administrative leave this week following public pressure for her firing.

Gilpin did not cite Kirk by name in the post, but suggested controversial rhetoric was not justified through religion.

"And, just so everyone is aware, the Lord indeed does not say 'well done' to racist, homophobic, misogynists that use their vast platforms to spread hate," the post read. "When you bear no fruit of the Spirit, you have not been a faithful servant."

Public and private employees nationwide have felt the squeeze of an increasingly charged environment foll

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