“As the official responsible for the education of Farmington’s children, you’d expect Mr. Beckert to show restraint and basic decency,” said Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto. “Instead, he celebrated the brutal murder of a young husband and father of two, whose only ‘crime’ was having an opinion. That is grotesque. It is a betrayal of the values every educator and public servant should embody.”
“Charlie Kirk held firm beliefs grounded in faith and love of country. He never called for violence. He challenged ideas with reason and debate, and he always gave others the chance to speak,” Proto continued. “Bill Beckert, by contrast, seems to believe those who disagree with him deserve to be silenced—permanently. His words read like an endorsement of political violence. Farmington parents and taxpayers must ask themselves: is this the example they want for their children?”
“Farmington deserves leadership that teaches students to win arguments with ballots, not bullets,” Proto concluded. “Charlie Kirk lived that principle. Chairman Beckert’s statement shows he rejects it. The community must decide which lesson it wants its schools to teach.”
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