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When a teacher openly justifies the assassination of a political figure, the last thing a school district should do is look the other way. 

Yet that is precisely what has happened at Oak Forest High School in Oak Forest, Illinois. 

Laurie Arndt-Genardo, a teacher at the school, made shocking remarks after Charlie Kirk’s killing, calling it “mind-blowing irony” and the “single best example of you reap what you sow.”

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Instead of condemning violence, she celebrated it. And she still holds her position.

Parents are now outraged—and rightly so. 

Schools are supposed to be places where young people are taught to respect democracy, engage in civil debate, and value human dignity. 

When a teacher excuses murder, she is not simply expressing an opinion. She is legitimizing violence as a political tool. 

Students are impressionable, and the classroom carries authority. How many children has Laurie Arndt-Genardo already influenced with this toxic worldview? 

How many students will walk away believing that silencing opponents through violence is justified?

The district’s silence only deepens the outrage. Instead of taking immediate disciplinary action, Oak Forest High School and its leadership appear content to sweep this incident under the rug. 

 

Superintendent Brad Sikora has so far failed to hold Arndt-Genardo accountable, leaving parents to wonder what values the school system is really promoting. 

Transparency is not optional here—it is the bare minimum expected from public institutions funded by taxpayer dollars.

Imagine if the roles were reversed. If a teacher had justified the murder of a progressive activist, there would be national headlines, emergency school board meetings, and immediate termination. 

Why should different rules apply simply because the victim was a conservative? 

Public schools must be consistent: violence is never acceptable, no matter the politics of the person targeted.

This is bigger than one teacher. 

It speaks to a culture within certain schools that tolerates, or even encourages, the demonization of political opponents. 

That culture erodes trust between parents and educators, divides communities, and fosters hostility instead of dialogue. 

Parents send their children to school expecting education, not indoctrination. 

They should not have to worry that the person in front of the classroom is normalizing political violence.

Parents and community members are now demanding accountability. They are urging fellow citizens to contact Oak Forest High School’s administration directly. 

The main office can be reached at 708-687-0500, and Superintendent Sikora is the one who must answer for why this teacher still has a job.

The bottom line is simple: justifying murder should disqualify anyone from teaching young people. 

Until Oak Forest takes action, the district is complicit in allowing political violence to be celebrated inside its classrooms.



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