Students Start Petition to Reinstate USD Professor

Petition launched to bring back University of South Dakota professor who called Charlie Kirk a ‘hate spreading Nazi’

A petition has been launched to reinstate a University of South Dakota professor who was put on administrative leave and relieved of his duties. It was created after Governor Larry Rhoden posted he, “was shaking mad” about comments Professor Michael Hook shared online. Hook said he didn’t care about Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier this week in Utah, and it didn’t stop there.

Students start petition to reinstate USD professor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Students at the University of South Dakota have started an online petition to reinstate art professor Michael Hook. A social media post by the USD professor stating his opinion on Charlie Kirk's death sparked outrage from SD Speaker of the House Jon Hansen and Governor Larry Rhoden. BOR intends to fire USD professor after Charlie Kirk post Hansen shared Hook's post on his X account, calling for Hook to be fired …