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Woman fired by Indiana university

Ball State will pay Suzanne Swierc $225,000 after firing her over a private Facebook post about Charlie Kirk

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Drawn.News visual brief: Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement
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Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement

  1. Frame 1Ball State will pay Suzanne Swierc $225,000 after firing her over a private Facebook post about Charlie Kirk.
  2. Frame 2She had directed health promotion and advocacy on the university's Muncie, Indiana, campus before the September firing.
  3. Frame 3The university cited the post as the sole reason and said it caused significant campus disruption.
  4. Frame 4The ACLU sued President Geoffrey Mearns, arguing Swierc spoke privately on a matter of public concern.
  5. Frame 5The settlement turns the speech fight into a legal bill for a public university.
  6. Frame 6The unresolved line: when can disruption claims outweigh a public employee speaking as a private citizen?
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May 26, 4:17 PM EDT
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