“I essentially suggested the idea that we do some sort of event or debate. And this was right after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, so I also thought it would breed some level of bipartisanship and maybe stop us from being so polarized,” Marcus Emmanuel, a first-year student political science major, told Fox News Digital.

“We’ve been talking with the Young Democrats on our campus, and they’ve been very open to having a debate, which is very exciting. They’ve been really looking forward to working with us,” Reese Cooper, president of UT-Tyler’s TPUSA chapter, told Fox News Digital.

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The president of the Young Democrats at University of Texas at Tyler (UT-Tyler) initiated the idea to collaborate with Turning Point USA for an event with hopes of fostering bipartisanship in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Kirk was killed while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

Kirk built a following by touring the country to debate college students on culture-war issues such as gender ideology, racial divisions and the merits of Christian and American values in general.

He left behind a wife, Erika, and two young children. Ever since his death, Turning Point USA — the organization he founded — has beencatapulted into prominence and received overwhelming support.

Emmanuel said TPUSA should not be legitimized and hopes to persuade people to join their side after the debate.

“I kind of just want to reference it by saying that the goal isn’t to legitimize what TPUSA stands for. But rather, it’s more of an acknowledgment that the faction in society that agrees with the ideology is too large to isolate or ignore,” he added.

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Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

He continued, “The only way in which you can combat it is by engaging in dialogue with them. So my goal for the debate is to go about discrediting the message through facts and logic.”

Emmanuel said the vice president of the TPUSA chapter at UT-Tyler,Jonathan Roncancio, is in his general friend group. They had a conversation in the library about the TPUSA chapter recently being launched on campus.

“Our hope with Turning Point is to just educate and activate people, as well as create a community on the college campus,” Roncancio told Fox News Digital.

He added, “Our goal is to create a conservative community where people can come and discuss ideas. We really just want to make a free market of ideas that people can use and debate anything that they want to debate. We don’t want to just welcome one idea. Our goal was to create discussion and debate and just host good discussions.”

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Charlie Kirk built a following by touring the country to debate college students on culture war issues such as gender ideology, racial divisions and the merits of Christian and American values in general. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Emmanuel said that the date of the event is tentative, though expected to occur some time in November.

“I thought that the temperature was way too high, so I wanted to kind of use it as an opportunity to also turn down the temperature and for both sides to realize that the other side is human, even if there’s disagreements between us,” Emmanuel said.

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“I don’t think the president of the United States is doing an effective job at kind of turning down the temperature or telling both sides to turn down the temperatures,” he said.

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Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program. 

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A post Thursday from Frontlines TPUSA, the official “on-the-ground national coverage” account for Turning Point USA, shared a video of the incident on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “WATCH: ‘Kirk got shot in the neck for a reason.’ University of New Mexico police arrested a student who attempted to steal signs from a Turning Point USA student tabling event. The student resisted arrest but was ultimately taken into custody.”

In the video of the incident, a masked man argues with people at the Turning Point USA table, objecting to their buttons about criticizing socialism. At one point, when invited to debate his views, the man said, “You’re doing the Kirk bulls—. Kirk got shot in the neck for a reason.”

“Whoa,” a woman replied. “That’s not cool at all. Charlie was a father and a husband.”

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“So are a lot of socialists,” he replied.

The man added that Kirk promoted violence before taking the Turning Point USA signs. The Turning Point USA video is edited, so it’s not clear what transpired before he is seen being arrested by campus police.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Ben Cloutier, executive director of strategic communications for the University of New Mexico, said, “The University of New Mexico is firmly committed to the principles of free speech and values its role as a public square for debate, a marketplace of ideas, and a place to test and challenge competing viewpoints and opinions.”

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Police at the University of New Mexico (UNM) arrested a student who allegedly tried to steal Turning Point USA signs during a campus tabling event and said that “Kirk got shot in the neck for a reason,” referring to slain TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

Cloutier added that the university “remains dedicated to protecting constitutionally protected expression while ensuring the safety of our campus community.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the University of New Mexico Turning Point USA chapter and the University of New Mexico Police for comment.

A memorial for Kirk was held on Sept. 13 on the university’s campus.

The 31-year-old co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour.

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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is assassinated during Turning Point USA’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

Since Kirk’s death, requests for new TPUSA chapters have surged nationwide.

According to the organization, more than 120,000 students have inquired about launching new high school and college chapters in the weeks since Kirk’s assassination.

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Since Charlie Kirk’s death, requests for new TPUSA chapters have surged nationwide. (Alex Wroblewski / Getty Images)

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Four days after aChicago elementary school teacher was captured in a viral video mocking the death of Charlie Kirk at an anti-Trump protest, the school system has yet to put out a statement condemning political violence, the actions of the teacher or any specific disciplinary measures that have been taken.

The Chicago Public Schools system leaped into the national spotlight over the weekend after Lucy Martinez, aK-8 STEM teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School, was seen on video during the “No Kings” protests antagonizing a Charlie Kirk supporter by pointing an imaginary gun to her neck and shouting, “Bang, bang.”

Shortly after the video was posted,social media erupted with calls for the teacher to be fired for mocking Kirk’s assassination and seeming to condone political violence.

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Viral video shows “No Kings” protester mocking Charlie Kirk’s death. (Nick Cook/Getty)

“Teachers are entrusted to educate the next generation of American students by modeling respect and integrity,” Education Secretary Linda McMahonposted on X, joining a chorus of others who condemned the teachers’ actions.

“No child should be trapped in a government-run school with a teacher who celebrates murder.”

Over the next few days after the incident, the school faced mounting criticism for not forcefully condemning Martinez as it focused instead on concerns about the educator’s safety in a letter to parents on Sunday.

“Dear Hale Parents, and Staff,Safety continues to be my top priority, which is why I am writing to notify you of a situation involving our school,” the letter said. “We were recently made aware of social media posts with language that resemble a potential threat to a staff member.We take all potential threats extremely seriously to ensure the safety of our school community.”

The school system provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that did not condemn political violence, acknowledge any wrongdoing by Martinez or disclose any disciplinary measures that have been taken since Saturday.

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Protesters gather in Washington, D.C., for the “No Kings Day” protest on October 18th, 2025  (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)

“Chicago Public Schools (CPS) remains committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming, safe, and inclusive teaching and learning environment, free from harassment, bias, or harm of any kind,” the statement said. “While CPS does not comment on specific personnel matters the District follows a consistent process when allegations of misconduct are reported. Employees found to have violated Board policy are subject to disciplinary action.”

While the school system has not given many specifics to the public, Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvetposted a screenshot on X of an email he says was shared by a “livid” parent showing Hale PrincipalDawn Iles-Gomez addressing families in a way Kolvet described as “making Martinez out to be a victim without even acknowledging her vile behavior.”

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Protesters gather with signs and flags in a late afternoon “No Kings” 2.0 protest against the Trump administration near Roosevelt Park in Detroit, Oct. 18, 2025. (Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

In a separate incident in Chicago on Saturday, another education professional found himself in the national spotlight after he spoke through a bullhorn at a “No Kings” rally and called for ICE agents to be shot.

Social media users quickly identified the man as an employee for City Colleges of Chicago and on Monday the school system confirmed he “no longer” works there.

“Our college system does not tolerate violence or incitement under any circumstances,” a City Colleges of Chicago spokesperson said.

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Another example of Charlie Kirk supporters being harassed surfaced at the University of Arizona this week, where a group of Turning Point USA students were threatened in an incident that was caught on camera.

“Hey Nazis, can you set up somewhere where I can avoid you more easily?” a pink-haired individual, presumably a student, told a group of Turning Point USA students who had set up a tent on the University of Arizona campus.

“Yeah, thank you, have a great day,” one of the students responded in the video, posted online by Turning Point USA on Wednesday.

“Nah, f*** you Nazi, watch your neck,” the pink-haired student responded, referencing the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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A University of Arizona student was caught on camera threatening the lives of Charlie Kirk supporters. (Getty; TPUSA)

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a University of Arizona spokesperson said the school is investigating.

“The University of Arizona does not tolerate harassing or threatening behavior,” the statement said.

“After learning of the social media post and video, the Office of Public Safety and the Dean of Students contacted the Turning Point USA students and are actively investigating the incident.”

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Charlie Kirk speaks at CPAC in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Since Kirk’s murder, the internet has been littered with examples of liberal attacks that either mock or celebrate his death.

The outpouring of rhetoric has led to individuals across the country losing their jobs, particularly on college campuses.

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A billboard honoring the life of Charlie Kirk after his assassination.  (Wayne Robinson)

In Chicago over the weekend, as ‘No Kings’ protests were in full swing, an elementary school teacher was caught on video mocking Kirk’s death by pointing an imaginary gun at her neck and yelling, “Bang, bang.”

“The most vile reactions to Charlie’s murder have almost all been public school teachers and professors,” TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvetposted on X. “Tells you a lot about what America’s children are facing and why TPUSA is more important than ever.”

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The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) sent a warning letter to the Hawaii Department of Education on Oct. 16 alleging the teacher’s free speech rights were violated.

The letter, which redacted the names of the teacher, school and administrators, said the incident occurred on Sept. 17 when the teacher taught the Bill of Rights as part of her federally mandated Constitution Day lesson. During a class discussion, the teacher explained that “hate speech” is protected under the Constitution, prompting a student to reference the Sept. 10 killing of Kirk, saying he “was killed for his speech.”

The teacher then asked students to name other figures who were killed for their speech. Students identified Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln, according to the ACLJ.

Another student mentioned that someone tried to assassinate President Donald Trump for his speech, while another student implied that such an act would be acceptable.

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President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

The teacher immediately corrected the student, according to the letter, telling the class that calls for death are not protected speech and that violence is never an acceptable response to disagreement.

During her next class, another student again brought up Kirk’s murder, and the teacher agreed he had been shot because of his speech.

The ACLJ maintains that the teacher did not express any political opinions and remained neutral throughout the discussion. Later that day, however, she was called into a meeting with the vice principal, who said the discussion about Kirk was considered too “controversial” for the classroom.

A parent had reportedly complained about the conversation, and the vice principal told the teacher she was required to “shut down” any further discussion of controversial topics. A week later, he emailed a memo warning that she would face discipline if she failed to comply.

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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking on a Utah campus on Sept. 10, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The ACLJ said that directive violates state education policy, which allows student discussions on issues that “generate opposing points of view” as a “normal part of the learning process.” Furthermore, the group argued the teacher had included the Bill of Rights lesson in her syllabus, so parents were aware of the topic in advance.

In a later meeting with the vice principal and principal, the teacher challenged the memo and was allegedly told she could only discuss the First Amendment in the context of America’s founding, not in relation to current events.

The principal said the memo would be placed in her file but denied it was punitive, saying it would give administrators “a leg to stand on” if they decided to discipline her in the future.

A Hawaii history teacher was allegedly disciplined over holding a classroom discussion on free speech on Constitution Day when students discussed Charlie Kirk. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images)

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The ACLJ argues the school violated the teacher’s First Amendment rights and engaged in viewpoint discrimination by targeting her while allowing other teachers to connect constitutional issues to modern examples.

The group requested the immediate removal of the memo from the teacher’s file and assurances that no further discipline over the matter or her advocacy would occur.

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It also seeks written confirmation that teachers will not be forced to silence students during approved lessons and that instruction on constitutional rights will not be deemed “controversial.”

The ACLJ told Fox News Digital it has pushed back the original October 23 deadline for the Hawaii Department of Education to respond, to November 6, before deciding whether to file a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging the teacher’s civil rights were violated and that officials interfered with federally required Constitution Day lessons.

The Hawaii Department of Education did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was killed on Sept. 10 while debating on a Utah campus.

The conservative influencer’s death has sparked a wave of campus activism focused on free speech.

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