{"id":222796,"date":"2025-09-13T05:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/222796\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T05:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:47:19","slug":"ny-physics-teacher-placed-on-leave-for-mocking-charlie-kirk-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/222796\/","title":{"rendered":"NY physics teacher placed on leave for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A New York high school teacher has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/campus-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">placed on administrative leave<\/a> pending an investigation after mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, drawing swift backlash from parents and the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Patrick Freivald, a physics and robotics teacher at Naples Central School District, in Facebook posts reviewed by Fox News Digital wrote that Kirk was &#8220;interrupted by a bullet to the neck&#8221; and sneered, &#8220;Good riddance to bad garbage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freivald\u2019s post mocked Kirk\u2019s final moments in detail. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/k\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, who said that gun violence is a price worth paying for his version of the 2nd Amendment, spent his last coherent moments baselessly blaming transgender people for gun violence and arguing for stripping them of exactly those rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aspiring Goebbels was interrupted by a bullet to the neck which quickly cured him of HVLD*, and shortly thereafter he became a good Nazi**,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Good riddance to bad garbage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/secret-service-employee-who-celebrated-charlie-kirks-assassination-put-immediate-leave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO CELEBRATED CHARLIE KIRK&#8217;S ASSASSINATION PUT ON IMMEDIATE LEAVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freivald-mocks-charlie-kirk-in-facebook-post.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook post by New York teacher mocking Charlie Kirk assassination\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A Facebook post from Naples Central School District teacher Patrick Freivald mocked the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p>He added footnotes clarifying his wordplay: &#8220;*high-velocity lead deficiency&#8221; and &#8220;**Because the only good Nazi\u2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Naples Superintendent Kevin Swartz condemned the posts in an email to families obtained by Fox News Digital, writing, &#8220;Like so many of you, I was shocked and saddened to hear of the terrible tragedy that transpired yesterday in Utah, where Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Last evening, the district became aware that an NCS staff member made multiple posts to a personal social media site referencing this tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since that time, we have heard from many community members regarding concerns and outrage related to these posts. I want to be very direct in saying to you that all of your voices have been heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swartz confirmed in the email &#8220;a formal investigation is underway&#8221; and said the employee has been placed on leave pending the outcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/sports-outlet-severs-ties-suns-beat-writer-over-charlie-kirk-assassination-posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>SPORTS OUTLET SEVERS TIES WITH SUNS BEAT WRITER OVER CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION POSTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ny-teacher-celebrates-death-of-charlie-kirk.jpg\" alt=\"New York teacher poses in t-shirt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Patrick Freivald, a teacher in New York, shared this photo on Facebook after news of Charlie Kirk\u2019s death. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/high-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The teacher followed<\/a> with additional posts. In one, he wrote, &#8220;No media has reported that Kirk took a dirt nap, but Cheeto Jesus has. Edit: It\u2019s now confirmed by many sources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also shared a picture of himself wearing a shirt that said, &#8220;IS HE DEAD YET?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freivald is no stranger to controversy. In August, the teacher and self-published horror novelist lashed out at critics, calling them &#8220;MAGA f&#8212;wads&#8221; and boasting about his job security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have tenure and seniority in the strongest union in the strongest union state in the country and they only have to put up with me for seven more years,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to accuse Trump supporters of backing &#8220;a fascist pedophile,&#8221; adding, &#8220;No space for fascists. No breath. No room. Silence is compliance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ny-teacher-horror-writer-on-leave-for-mocking-death-of-charlie-kirk.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Special Dead by Patrick Freivald showing chained student in classroom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The cover of &#8220;Special Dead,&#8221; a horror novel by New York teacher Patrick Freivald, who has been placed on leave after mocking Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p>Outside the classroom, <a href=\"https:\/\/patrick.freivald.com\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freivald promotes himself<\/a> as a three-time Bram Stoker Award\u2013nominated horror author and runs Frog\u2019s Point Honey, which sells hot pepper\u2013infused honey and maple syrup. On his author blog, he defended offensive writing, saying he was &#8220;pleased&#8221; when his work caused &#8220;umbrage, offense, even outrage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His novels include &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Twice-Shy-Patrick-Freivald\/dp\/1936564505?ref_=ast_author_dp&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KtZqwWb5ADQBY3JrY__3AKibZ3hz5VY93ZoozInTYCKFxX3f81USRk5tXgQs2WzZBxB7GG2SR8Qa4SN6sI0I6KTPA1c4zle-aHOe1aLDBZCAiYsEqgk4xuTUgXDBX_PdlVPhXCr-ctK1kO_oHMRvGi7wqaX-ifUDMoesJF3OGSKmH50tSQuqck3PYdyylSjA.ivkng8ot9ZlBKnz4m72APpYMYCXlDwWUttB7SaMtLCI&amp;dib_tag=AUTHOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twice Shy<\/a>,&#8221; about a zombie-infected teenage girl trying to navigate high school, and &#8220;Murmur,&#8221; a dark fantasy about a violinist bound to a demon. Many of his more recent titles, including the short-story collection &#8220;In the Garden of Rusting Gods,&#8221; were released through Barking Deer Press, a small publisher that primarily handles his own work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freivald and the school district have not responded to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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