Posted on 09/24/2025 11:25:47 AM PDT by simpson96
MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland Independent School District board voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate Midland High School teacher Lynette Fields after she made controversial comments in the classroom regarding the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
According to MISD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Howard, Fields told students that Kirk “deserved what he got” and even stated she would celebrate his death.
Dr. Howard emphasized that the district is taking the incident seriously and underscored that similar behavior will not be tolerated from district employees.
"We have to be careful not to project our feelings, values, and beliefs onto students who don't have the opportunity to get up and walk out if that is not what they believe in. So, we have the opportunity to teach students how to think. It's not own place to teach them what to think," said Howard.
Dr. Howard said the district is taking the incident seriously and that any conduct like this will result in the same consequences.
The superintendent also confirmed that other MISD employees are currently under investigation for online comments related to Kirk’s death.
GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!
Let that sink in.
“We have to be careful not to project our feelings, values, and beliefs onto students”
What a radical idea!!
And we are doing virtually nothing to reform public education, union control and leftist teachers....let that sink in.
I would say these comments were a little more than "controversial." How about hateful, cruel and repugnant.
I have to wonder if Gods plan was to actually take Charlie in order to expose dems for what they truly are. Because it’s working.
“””””We have to be careful not to project our feelings, values, and beliefs onto students.......””””
by saying something stupid about Charlie Kirk.
However, you teachers can continue to indoctrinate the students with Marxist beliefs, queer theory, and other evils.
So says the Superintendent of the Midland Public Schools.
These commies are not upset with the shooter, they are upset that he was not successful in killing his intended target which were ICE agents
oops meant that for the other thread my mistake
We need to post a version of this prominently in every teacher's lounge in America so they will never forget it. Maybe make them recite it everyday.
The gift that keeps on giving...
LOL. Texas hired these idiots.
Democrats are all Tyler, so it’s OK.
How bizarre. The correct response when listening to someone you disagree with is to get up and walk out?
And these people are educators.
This point needs to be made more often.
Teachers these days are WAY out of the education lane.
Texas passed school choice. That’s the #1 thing any state can do. Give parents a choice of where to spend their voucher so they can get their children out of the public schools.
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