CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – A message painted on the spirit rock at Ardrey Kell High School has led to backlash, an ongoing investigation, and confusion over whether the students involved had permission to paint it at all.
The father of one of the students who helped paint the rock, and wanted to remain anonymous, spoke our sister station WJZY, saying his daughter and two of her friends got approval before painting the message, which he said was meant to honor political commentator Charlie Kirk and his family following what he described as Kirk’s “brutal murder.”
“My daughter and her friends received permission to paint the school rock in front of Ardrey Kell HS,” the father said. “Then this email goes out to all the parents from the principal.”…