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

A Toronto public school teacher was suspended after allegedly showing a video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination to students as young as 10, authorities in Canada said.The Corvette Junior Public School staff member, who was supervising a French immersion class and was not the regular teacher, is accused not only of showing the video but also of suggesting that Kirk deserved to be killed, while giving a speech about anti-fascism and transgender issues.Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative influencer, was shot in the neck on Wednesday afternoon while speaking about mass shootings at Utah Valley University. A 22-year-old man from Utah, Tyler Robinson, has been arrested in connection with 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 source 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 source 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 sent a letter to families of the affected 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 read. It explained that the video was shown to grades 5 and 6 — typically 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 assistance is being offered to any children traumatized by the incident.