{"id":404188,"date":"2026-09-19T02:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/404188\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T02:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:04:09","slug":"judge-recommends-dismissing-charges-against-da-teacher-who-sent-controversial-charlie-kirk-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/404188\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge recommends dismissing charges against DA teacher who sent controversial Charlie Kirk post"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A Florida administrative law judge is recommending an education commission drop charges seeking to revoke or suspend a Jacksonville teacher\u2019s license over a controversial Charlie Kirk post.<\/p>\n

Judge Garnett Chisenhall made the recommendation to the Florida Education Practices Commission in the case of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts teacher Hope McMath.<\/p>\n

It will now be up to the agency to follow the judge\u2019s recommendation, which agencies in Florida do in the vast majority of cases.<\/p>\n

Last year, within days of Kirk\u2019s murder in September, McMath posted on social media \u201cKarma\u2019s a bitch – and she heard all of your speeches ….\u201d She later deleting the post – which Action News Jax obtained.<\/p>\n

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Hope McMath post A post from Hope McMath on social media was made in response to Charlie Kirk’s death. <\/p>\n

She also shared an image of the author, E. Jean Carroll, holding the severed head of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The post quickly drew attention and was cited in a letter sent to Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier, state education officials, and multiple school board members.<\/p>\n

McMath, who is also a former Executive Director of the Cummer Museum, was removed from the classroom by the district.<\/p>\n

She also was the subject of an administrative complaint by Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas, who sought to revoke or suspend her license due alleged violations of state teaching statutes.<\/p>\n

The judge\u2019s recommendation to drop all charges included a finding that McMath\u2019s post did not rise to the level of \u201cgross immorality,\u201d according to a Florida Division of Administrative Hearings document.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission failed to carry its burden of presenting clear and convincing evidence,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n

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