Ball State fired her over a private Facebook post on Charlie Kirk. Now it’s paying $225,000
Suzanne Swierc, a former employee of Ball State University, will receive $225,000 in a settlement after being fired for a Facebook post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The ACLU represented Swierc, arguing that her termination violated her free-speech rights. Ball State's president defended the decision, citing significant backlash that threatened the university's reputation and enrollment.
- ▪Suzanne Swierc was fired for a private Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk after his death.
- ▪The ACLU filed a lawsuit on her behalf, claiming her termination violated her free-speech rights.
- ▪Ball State University will pay Swierc $225,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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A woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed will receive $225,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused her former employer of violating her free-speech rights, the woman’s attorneys said Tuesday.Recommended Video The American Civil Liberties Union announced the settlement in a federal lawsuit it filed last year on behalf of Suzanne Swierc against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns. Swierc worked as director of health promotion and advocacy at Ball State’s campus in Muncie, Indiana, before she was fired last September. Ball State cited Swierc’s private Facebook post about Kirk as the sole reason for her termination, saying it caused “significant disruption” to the campus.
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