Washington school district reviewing incident of employee making celebratory remark about Charlie Kirk's death
A Washington school district says it has launched a review after a woman identified online as a high school nurse appeared in a confrontation that went viral this week about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, during which she was heard saying, "Thank God he's dead."The Lake Washington School District confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that it is aware of the video circulating on social media involving a district employee and said it is reviewing the circumstances while emphasizing that the views expressed do not reflect those of the district."Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is aware of a video circulating on social media involving a district staff member," a spokesperson for the school district told Fox News Digital in a statement Wednesday. "We have received concerns from community members regarding the statements and conduct shown in the video."OKLAHOMA STATE AGENCY FIRES STAFF ATTORNEY AFTER ANTI-ICE SOCIAL MEDIA TIRADEIn the video shared on X by the account Right Angle News Network, a woman identified in the post as a nurse at Eastlake High School named Kelsey Ballin is heard saying, "Oh my God, thank God he’s dead, bye," after someone else references Charlie Kirk.She also appears to mockingly blow a kiss, stick out her tongue, and then give the finger in the incident, which reportedly took place at a farmer's market.
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A Washington school district says it has launched a review after a woman identified online as a high school nurse appeared in a confrontation that went viral this week about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, during which she was heard saying, "Thank God he's dead."The Lake Washington School District confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that it is aware of the video circulating on social media involving a district employee and said it is reviewing the circumstances while emphasizing that the views expressed do not reflect those of the district."Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is aware of a video circulating on social media involving a district staff member," a spokesperson for the school district told Fox News Digital in a statement Wednesday. "We have received concerns from community members regarding the statements and conduct shown in the video."OKLAHOMA STATE AGENCY FIRES STAFF ATTORNEY AFTER ANTI-ICE SOCIAL MEDIA TIRADEIn the video shared on X by the account Right Angle News Network, a woman identified in the post as a nurse at Eastlake High School named Kelsey Ballin is heard saying, "Oh my God, thank God he’s dead, bye," after someone else references Charlie Kirk.She also appears to mockingly blow a kiss, stick out her tongue, and then give the finger in the incident, which reportedly took place at a farmer's market. Other people in the video were wearing Kirk "Freedom" t-shirts during the incident.Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University during his "American Comeback Tour."UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER WHO CRITICIZED CHARLIE KIRK AFTER HIS MURDEREastlake High School is part of the Lake Washington School District, located in Sammamish, Washington, and serves grades 9 through 12."The district takes these concerns seriously," the spokesperson continued.
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- A Washington school district says it has launched a review after a woman identified online as a high school nurse appeared in a confrontation that went viral this week about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, during which she was heard saying, "Thank God he's dead."The Lake Washington School District confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that it is aware of the video circulating on social media involving a district employee and said it is reviewing the circumstances while emphasizing that the views expressed do not reflect those of the district."Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is aware of a video circulating on social media involving a district staff member," a spokesperson for the school district told Fox News Digital in a statement Wednesday. "We have received concerns from community members regarding the statements and conduct shown in the video."OKLAHOMA STATE AGENCY FIRES STAFF ATTORNEY AFTER ANTI-ICE SOCIAL MEDIA TIRADEIn the video shared on X by the account Right Angle News Network, a woman identified in the post as a nurse at Eastlake High School named Kelsey Ballin is heard saying, "Oh my God, thank God he’s dead, bye," after someone else references Charlie Kirk.She also appears to mockingly blow a kiss, stick out her tongue, and then give the finger in the incident, which reportedly took place at a farmer's market.
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