Spartanburg District Five is facing a federal lawsuit following its firing of a teacher assistant over Facebook comments related to the Sept. 10 murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Lauren Vaughn, who worked at River Ridge Elementary School, allege in a federal court complaint that the school district violated her constitutionally protected free speech rights. They are hoping she will be reinstated or receive payment for past and future lost wages. “The main thing to know is public employees have First Amendment rights, and people don’t seem to understand that,” said attorney Jack Cohoon. “In this particular case, our client’s comments were nothing that she should have been terminated for.” Vaughn’s termination comes amid a wave of similar firings resulting from soci

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