"The lawsuit contends Walters worked in concert with Chaya Raichik, founder of the Libs of TikTok social media account, to terrorize the teacher for nearly 1,000 days. The legal complaint was filed years after Walters, a Republican with a long anti-LGBTQ+ record, threatened Regan Killackey's teaching license over allegations that the teacher had threatened Donald Trump."
"Walters' accusation stemmed from a 2019 family photo of Killackey's young son attacking his daughter with a plastic sword while she wore a Trump mask, according to Oklahoma Watch. Walters took issue with the photo only after a failed assassination attempt on Trump in 2024. At the time, the superintendent vowed to revoke the teaching licenses of any teachers who threatened harm against the president and spotlighted Killackey's photo, which was then more than five years old."
""This resulted in harm to, among other things, (Killackey's) reputation and employment," the lawsuit filed by Killackey against Walters and the Oklahoma Department of Education states. Attorney Cameron Spradling said on social media that the Walters-led Oklahoma Education Department wrongfully used the AWAREITY pre-incident prevention system - technology intended to identify crimes before they happen - to instead target professional teachers in the state."
"The account posted Killackey's family photo on X in 2024, where it has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. Raichik and Libs of TikTok have repeatedly faced accusations of engaging in stochastic terrorism, a term used to describe public rhetoric that inspires harassment or"
An Oklahoma teacher filed a defamation lawsuit against former state Superintendent Ryan Walters, alleging he coordinated with Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok to terrorize her for nearly 1,000 days. The complaint says Walters threatened to revoke her teaching license after allegations that she threatened Donald Trump. The accusation was tied to a 2019 family photo showing her young son attacking her daughter with a plastic sword while she wore a Trump mask. Walters raised objections only after a 2024 assassination attempt on Trump, then vowed to revoke licenses of teachers who threatened harm to the president and highlighted the older photo. The lawsuit claims harm to her reputation and employment and alleges the Oklahoma Education Department used the AWAREITY pre-incident prevention system to target teachers rather than prevent crimes.
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