Pleasant Hill School District expects large turnout at meeting amid controversy

PLEASANT HILL, Ore. — The Pleasant Hill School District is preparing for a larger-than-usual turnout at its upcoming school board meeting, set to take place in the elementary school’s gymnasium on Monday. The increased public interest follows the recent administrative leave of a district employee over a controversial social media post.

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The post in question referenced a statement attributed to Charlie Kirk, which read, “I think it’s worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the 2nd Amendment. That is a prudent deal. It is rational. Nobody talks like this. They live in a complete alternate universe.” The employee added their own commentary, stating, “Well, he got what he preached.”…

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