Judge rules in favor of Iowa teacher fired for Charlie Kirk comments

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 1,834

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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A western Iowa teacher who was fired after publicly commenting that she wouldn’t miss activist Charlie Kirk after his death last year has been awarded jobless benefits.

Jana Aldrich of Council Bluffs was a special education teacher who last year worked for the Omaha-based Child Saving Institute, a nonprofit with a mission of helping children with behavioral, mental and social needs.

According to state records, on Sept. 10, 2025, shortly after conservative activist Kirk was …

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