Posted on 11/01/2025 8:59:45 PM PDT by Red Badger
@AndrewKolvet on X: Concerned parents just sent us this image of what’s believed to be teachers in @vailschools.
in Tuscon, Arizona mocking Charlie’s murder with costumes that read “Problem Solved” and blood down the left side of their shirts.
Teachers at Cienega High School in Arizona’s Vail School District have sparked national outrage after dressing up in Halloween costumes that appeared to mock the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
Photos circulating online show several teachers wearing white shirts splattered with red stains over the left side—the same area where Kirk was fatally shot in September—along with the phrase “Problem Solved” printed across the front.
Vail School District Superintendent John Carruth said the t-shirts were purchased and worn last year, too.
“These shirts were worn both this and last year as part of math-themed Halloween costumes and were not intended as a reference to any person, event, or political issue,” Carruth said in a statement to Tucson.com. “Any reference that these shirts were related to something other than that are simply false and untrue.”
The image, confirmed authentic by the district’s spokesperson, John Carruth, was deleted shortly after surfacing online.
But the damage was done. Within hours, the post had gone viral, receiving over 146,000 engagements on X, as thousands of Americans—including students, parents, and conservative commentators—expressed shock and disgust.
Carruth attempted to downplay the incident, claiming the shirts referred to “solving math problems,” not to Kirk’s murder.
That excuse insulted people’s intelligence. The symbolism was obvious and deliberate.
Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by a sniper earlier this year in a politically motivated killing that rocked the conservative movement.
His death united Republicans across the country and exposed the dangers of escalating political hatred on the left.
For teachers—trusted educators responsible for shaping young minds—to joke about that tragedy is beyond appalling.
It sends a message to students that mocking political violence is acceptable as long as the victim is a conservative.
The silence from the school district is equally alarming. As of now, no disciplinary action has been announced.
Parents in Vail are demanding accountability, arguing that educators who celebrate or mock the death of a political figure have no place in the classroom.
This is just one example of a moral collapse of America’s public education system, where ideological extremism has replaced professional ethics.
If the situation were reversed—if conservative teachers had mocked the death of a liberal activist—the district would have issued immediate suspensions, if not firings.
The double standard is glaring. The left preaches tolerance but celebrates cruelty when it targets those who disagree.
Charlie Kirk dedicated his life to empowering young conservatives and defending free speech on campuses nationwide.
For his memory to be treated as a joke by public school employees is disgusting.
This is just one example of why America needs stronger school choice.
Parents deserve the right to decide where and how their children are educated, not be forced into institutions that promote political agendas instead of academic excellence.
Many public schools today prioritize ideology over learning, leaving students unprepared and divided.
School choice empowers families to seek environments that reflect their values and focus on real education—math, science, history, and civics—rather than indoctrination.
When funding follows the student, not the system, schools are held accountable, competition increases, and every child has the opportunity to thrive.
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Disgraceful.
These are the idiots that are teaching your kids!.....................
I don’t believe for one minute these same shirts were worn last year. Kid wears an American flag shirt to school and gets suspended? These monsters should be out of jobs.
Let’s see the proof they were worn last year.
POS from Tuscon (sp).
If this sort of thing had happened here in Georgia, these so-called educators would have been worrying about SNAP being defunded on themselves already.
Sick bastards should be fired.
Pure BS
They look like some of the DemonRATS’ 42 million Starving Snappers.
Prove that the nasty shirts were worn last year. Those are awful. What was the point?
Even *IF* there was proof from last year, it really doesn’t matter. Only complete idiots would think it was “funny” to wear a shirt like that again after what happened to Charlie Kirk.
Sicko’s
“Teachers” who dress like pigs. Nice.
Let’s hear what “problem solved” was last year?
I look at that photo and think of Rule #2. Always double-tap.
Easy enough to cart out last year’s photos.
Prove they were worn last year.
Pigs who look like pigs.
Some “long pork” we can feed to the hungry Snapanese...
Soylent green is teachers!
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