Florida issues ‘higher standard’ warning after teacher fired for celebrating Kirk assassination

Published September 12, 2025 9:43am ET



Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas warned educators on Thursday to abstain from celebrating violence after a teacher was suspended for making exuberant statements about political influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) praised Kamoutsas for committing to conduct an investigation into every teacher who engaged in such “vile” behavior in the wake of outrage against Ridgeview Elementary teacher Kelly Brock-Sanchez for making the controversial post on Facebook. 

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