By Illinois Review
A Twin Groves Middle School teacher is facing mounting backlash as parents move to pull their children from her class over routine inflammatory social media posts.
Carolyn Pinta, who teaches at the Buffalo Grove middle school, has ignited outrage among parents and community members for her political views and a pattern of offensive online activity.
Parents argue her posts cross professional boundaries and raise serious concerns about whether her conduct violates the Illinois Educator Code of Ethics, which emphasizes integrity, respect and responsibility both in and outside the classroom.
The controversy has intensified in recent days, with some families taking steps to withdraw their children from her class as calls for accountability grow louder.
The teacher has generated national attention after posting inflammatory comments on Facebook about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk – calling his death “ironic” after a friend remarked that “karma is a b**ch.”
In another exchange on the same thread, Pinta compared Kirk’s events to early Nazi rallies after a commenter said they had “nightmares about thousands of young people showing up to listen to him.” Pinta replied: “Yes, like the young men in uniforms at a rally in the ’30s.”
Pinta also recently shared a Facebook post promoting an online petition opposing efforts to recognize Kirk – who grew up just a few miles away – in Illinois School District 214. The petition further rejects plans for a public event honoring Kirk and his organization, Turning Point USA.
“Opposing petition that you WILL want to sign, this one AGAINST glorifying Charlie Kirk,” she wrote.
Her social media activity extends beyond Kirk. In prior posts, Pinta disparaged both the United States and President Donald Trump, writing that “America is going to sleepwalk right into its own funeral” and claiming the country is “too sedated to recognize its own hostage situation.”
She has referred to patriotic community organizations as “hate groups” and publicly accused President Trump of “r*ping underage girls” – a statement critics call defamatory, reckless and potentially exposing her to legal consequences.
Ironically, in 2020, Pinta led the charge to oust Stevenson High School Public Information Coordinator Jim Conrey over his social media activity, contacting school officials to denounce his online comments as “disgusting.”
Conrey ultimately retired after Pinta’s campaign calling for his removal gained traction.
In 2020, a Palatine, Illinois social studies teacher was fired after posting inflammatory comments on Facebook about the George Floyd protests. The district determined the posts violated multiple policies, including those on social media use and professional conduct.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals later upheld the termination, ruling that the district’s interest in preserving a proper school environment and preventing disruption outweighed the teacher’s First Amendment speech rights.
Uncertainty now surrounds Pinta’s future at Twin Groves Middle School, with multiple sources reporting that boxes were spotted in her classroom. Speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation, several staff and parents said they are deeply upset and want the district to take decisive disciplinary action.
While freedom of speech is a protected right in the United States, those protections are not absolute. Public educators, as public servants, are held to a higher standard – one outlined in the Illinois Educator Code of Ethics, which calls for integrity, respect and professionalism both inside and outside the classroom.
As national attention intensifies, the school has yet to make any public comment on the matter.
