Teacher no longer employed for saying ‘America became greater’ after Charlie Kirk shooting, district confirms

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A high school teacher in South Carolina is out of a job after comments he made online about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

Greenville County School District teacher Wynne Boliek is accused of posting on Facebook after the shooting:

“Thoughts and prayers to his children but IMHO [in my honest opinion] America became greater today. There I said it.”

A screenshot of his post was shared widely online, including by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and U.S. Rep William Timmons.

“Greenville County Schools, we believe you may have some explaining to do,” Mace wrote in a post on X. “No one celebrating the loss of a human life should be allowed anywhere near children.”

Timmons wrote in a post on X:

“A public school teacher in my district is openly celebrating the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk. This is vile, hateful, and dangerous. No one who glorifies political violence should be allowed near students. He should be fired immediately.”

The school district initially said Boliek was placed on leave and later confirmed he is no longer employed with the district.

He was a social studies teacher at Southside High School.

The district wrote in a statement:

“We have concluded our investigation of the matter and confirmed the inappropriate message was written by Mr. Boliek. He is no longer employed with Greenville County Schools. We strongly condemn the message shared by the former employee as it does not reflect the standards we expect of our staff. We remain committed to upholding the values of professionalism and respect for our students, families, colleagues, and community.”