After Charlie Kirk’s death, Iowa lawmakers target teachers’ social media posts

Iowa bill would allow denial of educator licenses over posts ‘celebrating’ Kirk death

Iowa Republican lawmakers are proposing legislation allowing the state to deny or revoke educator licenses based on statements "celebrating" political violence including the death of influencer Charlie Kirk. Shown here, people visited a memorial at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)A bill to revoke or deny educator licenses and certificates for people found “publicly celebrati…

Bill would deny licenses to Iowa educators who celebrate political violence or assist student protests

A bill that’s cleared a House committee would impose new sanctions for student-led protests and any educator who publicly celebrates assassinations or politically motivated violence — including the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — would lose their state license. The legislation would require schools to have a make-up day for every day there’s a […]

Bill penalizes educators for 'celebrating' political violence, includes Kirk assassination

Nearly five months to the day conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Iowa lawmakers propose a new bill that would punish some of the tea

After Charlie Kirk’s death, Iowa lawmakers target teachers’ social media posts

HSB682 would require the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to revoke or deny a license if an educator publicly celebrates an act of politically motivated violence, including the death of Charlie Kirk.

Bill would allow denial of educator licenses over posts ‘celebrating’ Kirk death

A bill that proposes revoking or denying educator licenses and certificates for people found “publicly celebrating” politically motivated violence — including the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — moved forward Wednesday despite education advocates saying the measure runs afoul…

House panel votes to deny state licenses to educators who celebrate political violence or assist student protests

(Radio Iowa) – A bill that’s cleared a House committee would impose new sanctions for student-led protests and any educator who publicly celebrates assassinations or politically motivated violence — including the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — would lose their state license. The legislation would require schools to have a make-up day for every day there’s a student-led protest in a school district. Teachers or administrators who …