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Arizona parents upset after teachers wear bloody white 'Problem Solved' t-shirts for Halloween—school district claims they weren't mocking Charlie Kirk's killing
The Post Millennial ^ | November 1, 2025 | staff

Posted on 11/03/2025 4:59:21 AM PST by Morgana

An Arizona school district is facing backlash after posting a photo showing members of a high school math department wearing T-shirts that read “Problem Solved” with fake blood on the left side, a costume that parents interpreted as referencing the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

The Vail School District, located near Tucson, shared a collection of Halloween costumes from its schools on Facebook, which included the controversial image. TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet posted the image on X, saying concerned parents sent the organization screenshots, believing the image mocked Kirk’s death.

“Concerned parents just sent us this image of what's believed to be teachers in [Vail School District] in Tucson, Arizona mocking Charlie's murder with costumes that read "Problem Solved" and blood down the left side of their shirts,” Kolvet wrote. They deserve to be famous, and fired.”

The district deleted the images after the backlash and later released a statement identifying the staff as members of Cienega High School’s math department. It said the shirts were part of a math-themed costume that was also worn last year. Photos of the teachers posted by social media users appeared to confirm they were worn last year.

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TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: arizona; arth; education; kirk

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1 posted on 11/03/2025 4:59:21 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

How about we get rid of government schools? Problem solved.


2 posted on 11/03/2025 5:03:02 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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To: Morgana

Next the Vile school district will say the red on the shirts did not represent blood, and gratuitous blood does not represent violence, and that blood and violence is that part of calculus that most math students don’t understand.

Or something like that.


3 posted on 11/03/2025 5:04:26 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Morgana

Fire these low-life, dishonest, insensitive, arrogant, inappropriate, disingenuous, wise-assed “educators”. They should not be near children.

Fire the administrators who thought this was cute.

They all are the reason for home-schooling.


4 posted on 11/03/2025 5:05:09 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Morgana
identifying the staff as members of Cienega High School’s math department

The only math these people need to be acquainted with is long range ballistics.

5 posted on 11/03/2025 5:07:19 AM PST by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: Morgana

Free speech matters.
Do not silence them.

In all cases, they will reveal themselves for the evil they are.

Consequences for actions also matter.
Public employees are not the same as private citizens.

If the folks who own the local Deli have NAMBLA posters, you can shop somewhere else with little burden. When public employees contaminate a necessary public service you are paying for, the avoidance cost is not the same.


6 posted on 11/03/2025 5:14:00 AM PST by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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To: Morgana

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=problem+solved+shirt&crid=86Y8RGK1NL2R&sprefix=%2Caps%2C415&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_2_0_recent


7 posted on 11/03/2025 5:15:35 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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To: Morgana

They did wear the same last year. Can’t argue that. But - for the record - this is Colorado and the superintendent deleted his FB post below (why?):

“Vail School District superintendent, John Carruth, issued a statement to the district’s Facebook page on Sunday, saying the teachers wore the same shirts last year - prior to Kirk’s death - and any connection to Kirk is “unequivocally untrue”.

“We want to clarify that these shirts were part of a math-themed Halloween costume meant to represent solving tough math problems. The shirts were never intended to target any person, event, or political issue,” the now-deleted post reads.

“We understand how this image could be misunderstood and taken out of context, especially by people who are not associated with the teachers or the school. We are truly sorry for the hurt or upset it has caused.”’

https://7news.com.au/news/us-high-school-teachers-under-fire-from-charlie-kirk-supporters-over-halloween-shirt-c-20558328.amp

They “understand” now or “understood” before? Valid question. Nothing wrong with that post to take it down.

I’d ask why it was removed.


8 posted on 11/03/2025 5:16:58 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: hal ogen

They are openly celebrating a school shooting.


9 posted on 11/03/2025 5:19:24 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Morgana

The hateful nature of democrats is absolutely astounding! There is no limit to the hate they spew.


10 posted on 11/03/2025 5:21:29 AM PST by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: logi_cal869
The Vail School District, located near Tucson

Arizona, not Colorado.

11 posted on 11/03/2025 5:23:21 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Morgana
Photos of the teachers posted by social media users appeared to confirm they were worn last year.

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Except that close examination of that photo shows that it was created by AI ...

12 posted on 11/03/2025 5:26:51 AM PST by Fish Speaker (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Morgana
There is no doubt in my mind what these shirts are meant to represent, every one of these teachers should be terminated.
13 posted on 11/03/2025 5:35:42 AM PST by Ronald77 ( )
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To: Morgana

Another Reason to Homeschool..


14 posted on 11/03/2025 5:35:56 AM PST by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: Morgana

Nobody can tell me that all of the elementary school shootings are not sponsored and arranged by the DemonRAT Party of Death, Destruction, Assassins and Genecide. The only difference is that far-left ignorant, dumbass “american” slobs now except murder of non-RATS with their politics.


15 posted on 11/03/2025 5:36:36 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Another day of DemonRAT shutdown another great day for Chunky "Raw Cheeseburger" Schumer.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Parents will have to be the driving force.

But since talk is cheap...


16 posted on 11/03/2025 5:39:50 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 )
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

My mistake, stand corrected. No idea where I got that.

Though same question applies...


17 posted on 11/03/2025 5:44:54 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: logi_cal869

On the school’s FB page it shows what those teachers wore last year. It wasn’t the bloody “problem solved” shirts.


18 posted on 11/03/2025 5:53:48 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz

It was in the linked post to X.

If there’s a dichotomy, please post.


19 posted on 11/03/2025 5:56:07 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: ClearCase_guy

Public school teachers are generally scum of the earth.


20 posted on 11/03/2025 5:57:23 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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