NC college fires instructor who was running for office after rant on Charlie Kirk, Trump

A North Carolina assemblage prof and State House campaigner was fired from his occupation aft being recorded calling Charlie Kirk a "racist portion of s---" past week.

Chris Schulte had taught science astatine Coastal Carolina Community College since 2008, but helium was fired connected Thursday aft a pupil recorded audio of a rant successful which helium disparaged some Kirk and Turning Point USA.

"Did helium merit to die? No. But helium was a racist portion of s---. And Turning Point USA is simply a racist portion of s--- organization," Schulte could beryllium heard saying successful an audio recording.

Schulte made nary apologies for his comments successful a nationalist connection aft his firing. Schulte is simply a Democratic campaigner for North Carolina's State House.

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Chris Schulte of North Carolina. (Chris Schulte run photo)

"Campus information had to escort maine to my car due to the fact that threats were made against maine astatine my workplace aft I spoke retired for world state and called retired racism and censorship wherever I saw it," Schulte wrote. "I spoke passionately connected that taxable due to the fact that I attraction profoundly astir this state and I'm acrophobic astir protecting law freedoms, particularly the First Amendment, that defines it. Today's events lone reinforced wherefore those protections matter."

"In an effort to bring consciousness to the censorship of module happening astatine UNC-Chapel Hill with concealed recordings, I was secretly recorded by a student," helium wrote. "It is simply a bittersweet connection astir our state close present that my comments would elicit threats not conscionable connected my career, but besides my life."

Schulte is 1 of galore academics crossed the federation who recovered themselves successful blistery h2o implicit a litany of crude commentary celebrating the TPUSA founder's decease past year.

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Charlie Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was murdered past year. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)

Many received abbreviated disciplinary stints and are present backmost successful their roles.

On Dec. 30, Austin Peay State University successful Tennessee sent a connection to assemblage members notifying them that Darren Michael, an subordinate prof of acting and directing, had been reinstated. Michael was fired connected Sept. 12, 2 days aft Kirk's assassination. He shared a station with a 2023 remark by Kirk that weapon deaths were "unfortunately worthy it" to support the Second Amendment.

On apical of being rehired, Austin Peay acknowledged that it had not followed its ain policies for terminating tenured faculty, and paid Michael a $500,000 settlement, according to section reports.

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Erika Kirk speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 astatine Jazz astatine Lincoln Center connected December 03, 2025 successful New York City.  (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times)

At the University of South Dakota, creation prof Michael Hook was fired for slamming Kirk successful the aftermath of his assassination.

"Okay. I don’t springiness a flying f--- astir this Kirk person," Hook said hours aft Kirk was killed, according to Inside Hire Ed. "I’m atrocious for his household that helium was a hatred spreading Nazi and got killed. I’m definite they deserved better. Maybe bully radical could present participate their lives. But geez, wherever was each this interest erstwhile the politicians successful Minnesota were shot? And the schoolhouse shootings? And Capitol Police? I have nary thoughts oregon prayers for this hatred spreading Nazi. A shrug, maybe."

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Hook sued the schoolhouse aft his termination, and connected Sept. 26, a national justice ordered him to beryllium temporarily reinstated portion the ineligible proceedings continued, deciding that helium had a tenable accidental of prevailing successful his suit.

Shortly thereafter, the South Dakota Board of Regents agreed not to occurrence Hook, and helium dropped his lawsuit, The Argus Leader reported.