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Teacher Dismissed

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Teacher Dismissed

Posted on January 7, 2026 by dmartignetti

The Lincoln area school board unanimously dismissed social studies teacher Derek Brewer for his comments about the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Brewer’s remarks, made to students a day after Kirk’s death, were deemed a violation of district policy for using the classroom as a personal forum.

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