$95,000 Settlement Reached over Charlie Kirk Painting on Charlotte High School's Spirit Rock

$95,000 settlement reached over Charlie Kirk painting on Charlotte high school's spirit rock

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has reached a $95,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit after a "Live like Kirk" message was removed from a high school's spirit rock.

School pays $95,000 to settle lawsuit after painting over Bible verse tribute to Charlie Kirk * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal

Source link Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika A North Carolina school district agreed Monday to pay $95,000 to settle a student’s lawsuit after her school painted over her tribute to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shortly after his assassination. A high school junior at Ardrey Kell High School secured permission to paint “Freedom 1776”

NC school to pay $95K in fees after harassing student for Bible verse, pro-Charlie Kirk message

School called in the cops and searched a student’s phone for writing a Bible verse A North Carolina school district will shell out $95,000 after it harassed a student and had the police investigate her for painting a message in support of Charlie Kirk on a campus rock. Gabby Stout painted the rock – which often had other political messages on it – in support of Kirk… Source

NC Student Wins Settlement After School Accused Her of Vandalism for Pro-Charlie Kirk Message

"This settlement finally reinforces that I did nothing wrong, and the school system has to admit that publicly"

CMS Settles Free Speech Case For $95,000 After Student's Charlie Kirk Message Was Removed

via The Stout family Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has agreed to pay $95,000 to the family of an Ardrey Kell High School student whose Charlie Kirk tribute was painted over by school officials last year. The settlement follows a federal lawsuit filed after the student painted “Live Like Kirk — John 11:25” and “Freedom 1776” on the school’s spirit rock in September 2025. The family said the student had received permission to paint the rock before…