The principal of a Chicago public college painted a trainer who went viral for apparently mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination because the sufferer in a letter to oldsters — and made no point out of the accusations towards her.
Lucy Martinez, a trainer at Nathan Hale Elementary College, was recorded placing a finger to her neck and pretending to tug the set off throughout a No Kings protest within the metropolis over the weekend.
Her gesture, extensively seen as mocking the assassination of conservative influencer Kirk final month, sparked backlash.
In a letter despatched to the bigger college group and seen by The Publish, Nathan Hale Elementary College Principal Daybreak Iles-Gomez hit out at “threats” made towards the trainer — however made no point out of what she had accomplished, or the self-discipline she obtained.
“We had been not too long ago made conscious of social media posts with language that resemble a possible menace to a workers member,” the letter reads.
“We take all potential threats extraordinarily severely to make sure the protection of our college group. The Chicago Police Division (CPD) and the CPS Workplace of Security and Safety have been notified, and CPD is at present investigating this example additional,” Iles-Gomez continued.
She added that “further security help” could be supplied by the CPD at the beginning and finish of the varsity day “out of an abundance of warning.”
