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A Williamson County Schools teacher who was suspended over a private social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been reinstated to her job, though a federal lawsuit over the district’s actions is still ongoing.
The reinstatement was revealed in a federal court filing after Emily Orbison, a Franklin High School teacher, sued the Tennessee school district last month over her suspension and a subsequent “no contact” ban from district schools property that blocked her from accessing her own daughter’s school and teacher.
Orbison was reinstated on Nov. 11 and promised back pay from Sept. 15, according to the reinstatement letter. The letter states Orbison’s “actions did not justify employee discipline.”
Orbison’s attorney, Kyle Mothershead, declined to comment on Thursday.