Minnesota teacher put on leave after 'kill Kavanaugh' tweet
By Morgan Gstalter - 10/08/18 09:09 PM EDT
A special education teacher in Minnesota was placed on administrative leave after sending a tweet appearing to call for the killing of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The instructor at Intermediate School District 917’s Alliance Education Center in Rosemount sent the tweet on Saturday, shortly after Kavanaugh was sworn in, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.
“So whose [sic] gonna take one for the team and kill Kavanaugh?†The tweet reportedly read.
Superintendent Mark Zuzek confirmed that the employee was placed on paid administrative leave “pending the outcome of the investigation.â€
“Pursuant with the data practices act, we are limited to providing additional information regarding this matter,†Zuzek’s said in a statement.
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