Georgia Teacher Michelle Mickens Wins Nearly $300,000 Settlement Over Charlie Kirk Posts
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 6
Georgia Teacher Michelle Mickens Wins Nearly $300,000 Settlement Over Charlie Kirk Posts
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 6
Summary
$287,500 in payments ended Michelle Mickens’ lawsuit against Georgia’s Oglethorpe County School District after she said it punished her for private Facebook comments about Charlie Kirk’s 2025 assassination.
District officials allegedly first urged Mickens to delete the post and apologize, then placed her on indefinite leave, revoked her school email access and encouraged her to resign, according to the lawsuit filed by the SPLC in October.
$270,420 of the settlement was for alleged emotional distress and $17,080 for legal fees; Mickens also agreed not to seek employment with the district again.
Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, and Mickens was among several teachers disciplined over social media posts afterward, with some later reinstated or reaching settlements.