Woman fired by university over Charlie Kirk post settles lawsuit for $225K
Ball State University agreed to pay Suzanne Swierc, the university’s former director of health promotion and advocacy, after she filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school violated her constitutional rights when it fired her in September, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Tuesday. Swierc was terminated in September after making a post on her private Facebook account following Kirk’s assassination at a Turning Point USA event in Utah. The school defended her termination, citing the post as the sole reason for firing her and saying her comments “caused a major public controversy” that “led to substantial disruption” to the university’s operations.
- ▪Ball State University agreed to pay Suzanne Swierc, the university’s former director of health promotion and advocacy, after she filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school violated her constitutional rights when it fired her in September,
- ▪Swierc was terminated in September after making a post on her private Facebook account following Kirk’s assassination at a Turning Point USA event in Utah.
- ▪The school defended her termination, citing the post as the sole reason for firing her and saying her comments “caused a major public controversy” that “led to substantial disruption” to the university’s operations.
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Education Woman fired by university over Charlie Kirk post settles lawsuit for $225K by Finya Swai - 05/27/26 12:50 PM ET Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/27/26 12:50 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING A university in Indiana will pay a former employee $225,000 to settle a lawsuit after she was fired over a social media post criticizing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk after he was killed last year. Ball State University agreed to pay Suzanne Swierc, the university’s former director of health promotion and advocacy, after she filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school violated her constitutional rights when it fired her in September, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Tuesday.
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