US EditionProfessor fired for sharing Charlie Kirk headline gets $500,000 and his job back
Austin Peay State University admitted procedural errors in firing professor Darren Michael over a social media post about Charlie Kirk and agreed to a $500,000 settlement.
- Michael, a tenured professor at Austin Peay State University, was fired for sharing a controversial post about Charlie Kirk, but later received $500,000 and his job back after a settlement agreement.
- Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in Utah, and Michael shared a headline quoting Kirk's previous comments about gun deaths being worth preserving the Second Amendment.
- The situation sparked debates over whether employers can discipline workers for social media posts, with some First Amendment advocates and Kirk supporters clashing over the issue.
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This teacher from a public university in Tennessee had been dismissed in September after posting on Facebook a so-called "insensitive" message about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Professor Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post Gets Job Back, Plus $500K
A Tennessee university will pay a professor $500,000 and give him his job back after firing him over a social media post about Charlie Kirk's killing—then admitting it broke its own rules, the New York Times reports. Austin Peay State University in Clarksville dismissed tenured theater professor Darren...
Austin Peay Reinstates Professor Fired Over Kirk Headline
Nearly four months after he was terminated for reposting a news headline that quoted the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s position on gun rights, Darren Michael has been reinstated as a professor of theater at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Now reported.
The educational institution acknowledged that it violated due process by ceasing Professor Darren Michael, after pressure on his networks by Senator Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee theater professor reinstated, awarded $500,000 after firing over insensitive Charlie Kirk post
Darren Michael, an associate professor of acting and directing at Austin Peay State University, reached a settlement with the university after challenging his termination.
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