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Wisconsin Teacher Fired Over Post Praising Failed Trump Assassination
The Kaukauna Area School District board voted 6-1 on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, to fire teacher Patrick Meyer over a social-media post that praised an attempted assassination of President Trump.[1]
Meyer's X post, made in April after the April 25 attempted assassination, included the line "MAGAA ( make Americans great assassins again )." Fox News The district said the post produced an actual material disruption to school operations and warranted dismissal under its policies.[1] One board member voted against firing and cited First Amendment concerns.[1]
Meyer had been placed on administrative leave on April 27 while the district reviewed the post under district policy.[1]
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- On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, the Kaukauna Area School District board voted 6-1 to fire teacher Patrick Meyer.
- Meyer’s X post, made in April 2026 after the April 25 attempted assassination of President Trump, included the line 'MAGAA ( make Americans great assassins again ).'
- The district said Meyer’s post created actual material disruption to school operations, while one board member opposed firing on First Amendment grounds.
- Meyer had been placed on administrative leave on April 27, 2026, after the district announced it was reviewing the post under its policies.
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