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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Ayden Runnels

Roughly 280 complaints filed against Texas teachers for alleged comments on killing of Charlie Kirk

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath participates in a roundtable at the Alpha School campus in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025.
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, seen in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025, said in a statement that he would recommend a state board suspend the licenses of teachers who are disciplined for comments made on the death of Charlie Kirk. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune)

The Texas Education Agency is investigating more than 280 complaints against teachers who have been accused of making inappropriate comments online about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death as several educators across the state have already been punished for allegedly doing so.

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