Will County Gazette

Lisa Hale, a Crete-Monee Middle School teacher, is facing criticism for posting controversial remarks following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The group Liberals for the Unemployment Line 2026 shared information about Hale’s past behavior and called for her removal from her teaching position.

Hale’s posts allegedly included the message, “Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy,” along with a meme quoting Kirk. The meme said, “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”

Hale also shared a social media post calling Kirk a “Nazi.” The post read, “What bothers me more than someone being killed over his freedom of speech? The fact that we live in a country where the president gives Ashli Babbitt military honors and orders flags to half staff for Nazi Charlie Kirk.”

“We got new intel this same teacher was caught smoking weed in the bathroom at school last year,” Liberals for the Unemployment Line 2026 claimed on Facebook.

The group also called for Hale to be terminated from her position. 

“Hopefully the district gets rid of this one and fast!!!!” the group said.

After Kirk’s assassination, several individuals across various professions were suspended or terminated for controversial social media posts related to his death.

Immediately after Kirk was shot, MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd, who was later fired, made an unverified assumption that armed conservative supporters may have been responsible for the shooting.

“We don't know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration,” Dowd said.

Dowd also blamed Kirk's own rhetoric for the environment that led to his assassination.

“He's been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech,” Dowd said. “You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place.”

American and Delta Airlines suspended pilots, while the Secret Service placed agent Anthony Pough on leave for inflammatory Facebook comments.

Several universities, including Middle Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic and the University of Mississippi, fired or suspended staff for social media posts deemed insensitive.

Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Florida officials called for disciplinary action against public employees involved.

Military branches and Homeland Security agencies launched investigations into personnel who made controversial comments.

The Florida Education Commissioner pledged a review of educators implicated in such behavior. Office Depot fired an employee who refused to print posters for a vigil honoring Kirk, calling the conduct “unacceptable.”

Clemson University condemned political violence but has not taken action against flagged faculty members.

The South Carolina Freedom Caucus called for defunding schools tolerating such speech. Baylor University acknowledged a graduate student’s inappropriate comment but has taken no action.

Social media groups, such as Liberals for the Unemployment Line 2026, have continued flagging celebratory posts, tagging employers to demand accountability.