Tony Wied

A high school teacher has been put on administrative leave over a social media post he made in response to the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, R-8th District, posted on Facebook a screenshot of the now-deleted post on X (CAUTION: contains profanity) by Kaukauna High School Social Studies teacher Patrick Meyer.

The now-deleted post read, "I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins. It's (expletive) embarrassing! Booth, Guiteau, Czolgosz, Oswald must all be spinning in their graves! MAGAA (make Americans great assassins again)! Sad!"

The district released a statement Monday saying in part:

"The District has placed the employee on administrative leave and is taking additional action to review the matter in accordance with its policies and procedures."

WLUK reached out to Meyer but has not received a response. You can read the full statement from the district below.

The Kaukauna Area School District has been made aware of a situation involving an employee’s social media post. The District has placed the employee on administrative leave and is taking additional action to review the matter in accordance with its policies and procedures. The Kaukauna Area School District is committed to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for all students, families, and staff, and unequivocally rejects any conduct, expression, or behavior that may encourage, condone, or promote violence in any form.