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Teachers Fired for Trump Shooting Comments Amid DC Attack

5/1/2026

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Teachers and staff were dismissed or placed on leave after expressing disappointment that President Donald Trump survived the Dinner shooting.
Shooter Cole Tomas Allen fired at dinner in Washington, D.C., injuring a Service agent and prompting his arrest.
The firings of Corrine Baum by BrightPath in Cincinnati and of Patrick Meyer by Kaukauna Area School District, along with statements from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin districts that comments violated values, sparked investigations.

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Teachers and staff were dismissed or placed on leave after expressing disappointment that President Donald Trump survived the Dinner shooting.
Shooter Cole Tomas Allen fired at dinner in Washington, D.C., injuring a Service agent and prompting his arrest.
The firings of Corrine Baum by BrightPath in Cincinnati and of Patrick Meyer by Kaukauna Area School District, along with statements from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin districts that comments violated values, sparked investigations.