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Iowa teacher fights firing over Charlie Kirk post

DES MOINES, Iowa — Matthew Kargol, an art teacher and wrestling and track coach, has sued the Oskaloosa Community School District and its superintendent, Michael Fisher, in federal court, claiming he was unlawfully fired for a Facebook post after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed. Kargol claims his comment, “1 Nazi down,” is protected speech, saying it was made outside of work hours and was unrelated to his job.

Read the complaint here.

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