Ball State fired her over a private Facebook post on Charlie Kirk. Now it’s paying $225,000
Ball State University has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Suzanne Swierc, a former employee who was fired for a private Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk. The ACLU represented Swierc, arguing her termination violated her free-speech rights as she was speaking as a private citizen. The university president cited campus disruption and potential harm to enrollment and fundraising as reasons for the firing, but the settlement is significantly less than the cost of litigation. AI
