State Attorney General Alan Wilson has sent a letter to Clemson University President James Clements, making clear that Clemson has full legal rights to take action against faculty members who posted vile and incendiary comments on social media following the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Wilson explained that South Carolina’s “political firing” laws do not prevent the university from terminating these professors.
While the law provides for potential civil claims in wrongful termination disputes, it does not create any criminal liability for university officials who hold employees accountable for their actions.
Wilson stressed that his office will not prosecute or allow the prosecution of Clemson, or any other public university in South Carolina, for terminating employees under these circumstances.