‘Deserved to be killed’: Toronto teacher suspended after showing Charlie Kirk shooting video to college students; told class it was justified

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk

A Toronto public college teacher was suspended after allegedly showing a video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination to college students as younger as 10, authorities in Canada mentioned.The Corvette Junior Public School workers member, who was supervising a French immersion class and was not the common teacher, is accused not solely of showing the video but additionally of suggesting that Kirk deserved to be killed, whereas giving a speech about anti-fascism and transgender points.Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative influencer, was shot within the neck on Wednesday afternoon whereas talking about mass shootings at Utah Valley University. A 22-year-old man from Utah, Tyler Robinson, has been arrested in reference to the killing.“Several students from his class went home and complained to their parents, traumatised at witnessing the on-camera death, which they were forced to witness numerous times over,” a supply told the Toronto Sun after the incident on Thursday. “Parents subsequently reached out to school administrators, who will be putting him on leave at the start of the school day September 12th 2025.”The supply added, as quoted by the New York Post, “While playing this video repeatedly, he gave a speech to his students regarding anti-fascism, anti-trans, and how Charlie Kirk deserved for this to occur.”On Friday, principal Jennifer Koptie despatched a letter to households of the affected college students, calling the alleged behaviour “extremely troubling and completely disturbing.”“During class, students were said to have been shown a portion of a violent video in response to questions being asked about a recent tragic event in the United States,” the letter learn. It defined that the video was proven to grades 5 and 6 — sometimes aged 10 to 11.Koptie confirmed that “the teacher has been relieved of all teaching responsibilities pending the outcome of the investigation and will not be at the school.” She added that help is being supplied to any kids traumatized by the incident.