A Wisconsin high school teacher has been fired after a social media post referencing presidential assassinations and the attempted shooting of President Donald Trump sparked backlash from parents, community members and school officials.

According to Fox 11 News, the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education voted 6-1 to terminate Patrick Meyer, a social studies teacher at Kaukauna High School, following what the district described as a major disruption to school operations.

The decision came after more than nine hours of discussion, most of it held behind closed doors.

Meyer drew criticism after posting a message on X last month that appeared to mock the failed assassination attempt against Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25.

“I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins,” Meyer wrote in the now-deleted post. “It’s f—ing embarrassing! Booth, Guiteau, Czolgosz, Oswald must all be spinning in their graves! MAGAA (make Americans great assassins again)! Sad!”

The post referenced several men responsible for assassinating U.S. presidents throughout history, including John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz and Lee Harvey Oswald.

Authorities said Cole Tomas Allen allegedly opened fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the annual dinner attended by Trump, who was appearing at the event for the first time since returning to office. Allen was arrested shortly after the shooting.

Just two days after Meyer’s post, the Kaukauna Area School District announced that the teacher had been placed on administrative leave while the situation was investigated.

“The Kaukauna Area School District has been made aware of a situation involving an employee’s social media post,” the district said in an April 27 Facebook statement. “The District has placed the employee on administrative leave and is taking additional action to review the matter in accordance with its policies and procedures.”

Fox 11 reported that district leaders ultimately concluded Meyer’s comments had crossed a line because they disrupted the learning environment and damaged trust within the community.

“In their reasoning, the district stated, ‘Mr. Meyers’ social media post created actual material disruption to district and school operations,’” the outlet reported.

The lone dissenting vote came from school board member Charles West, who argued that the teacher’s First Amendment rights should be carefully considered, even amid the controversy.

“The First Amendment is really important to me,” West said. “I think we really probably should support that first one.”

West also acknowledged concerns from families in the district.

“I do understand all the concerns from parents,” he added. “I am a parent of two high school students, very soon. I think that First Amendment is super important.”

The incident has reignited debate nationwide over free speech, political rhetoric and the responsibilities educators carry both inside and outside the classroom.

For many Christians, the controversy also serves as a reminder of the importance of guarding our words carefully, especially in moments of political tension. Scripture warns that “the tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21), calling believers to pursue speech that promotes truth, wisdom and peace rather than violence or division.