"At UCLA, the director of race and equity was reportedly placed on leave as school officials investigated his comments about Kirk's death on BlueSky, the Los Angeles Times reported. Screenshots of the director's commentary viewed by the Times appeared to be a mix of replies and posts on the social media platform, where he expressed that he was not upset by Kirk's killing."
"The director also issued a now-deleted statement on LinkedIn, where he said he wiped all of his social media accounts and he was receiving death threats, the news outlet reported. "It is OKAY to be happy when someone who hated you and called for your people's death dies - even if they are murdered," he said on LinkedIn, according to the Times."
Multiple California professors and educators were placed on leave after posting online comments that celebrated the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. At UCLA, the director of race and equity was placed on leave amid investigation of BlueSky posts in which he said he was not upset by Kirk's killing. The director removed social media accounts and said he was receiving death threats. UCLA affirmed that free expression is a core value but that celebration of violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Similar disciplinary scenarios occurred at other California campuses.
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