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Georgia County Pays $270K Settlement Over Charlie Kirk Post

7/5/2026

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Oglethorpe County, Georgia, settled by paying Michelle Mickens $270,420 for distress and $17,080 attorney fees after her dismissal over a private post about Charlie Kirk’s death.
A former classmate posted screenshots of the post, which went viral and revealed Mickens’s employer and principal contacts.
Other educators have secured settlements, including $1.9 million for a University of Tennessee professor, $225,000 for an Indiana University employee, and over $200,000 for an Iowa teacher.

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Oglethorpe County, Georgia, settled by paying Michelle Mickens $270,420 for distress and $17,080 attorney fees after her dismissal over a private post about Charlie Kirk’s death.
A former classmate posted screenshots of the post, which went viral and revealed Mickens’s employer and principal contacts.
Other educators have secured settlements, including $1.9 million for a University of Tennessee professor, $225,000 for an Indiana University employee, and over $200,000 for an Iowa teacher.