Jeffco schools: Teacher does not speak on behalf of district after alleged Trump post

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information shared by Jefferson County Public Schools Wednesday morning.

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Jefferson County Public Schools sent a statement to FOX31 after screenshots were shared across the internet allegedly showing one of the district’s teachers discussing how former President Donald Trump “was almost taken out” at his rally on Saturday.

A Facebook post allegedly made by an elementary school teacher is making its rounds online. Screenshots of the post appear to show the teacher talking about Trump’s attempted assassination and allegedly agreeing with a commenter who was upset “they missed.”

FOX31 has not been able to verify the legitimacy of the post, but Jeffco Public Schools did release a statement acknowledging it.

“Please know that Jeffco Public Schools does not endorse violence of any kind. The district has social media guidance that encourages our employees to conduct themselves in a professional manner and refrain from posting inappropriate content on personal social media channels. While our employees are entitled to their own perspectives, please know that when they share those perspectives, they are not speaking on behalf of our district,” Jeffco Public Schools said in a statement to FOX31.

Wednesday morning Jeffco schools sent an addition to its initial statement saying, “The statements are not reflective of our district or any of our schools.”

Jeffco confirmed the teacher is still employed with the district, but Wednesday morning specified that they do not currently work at the elementary school where they had recently been listed as a teacher.

This comes as a Colorado state representative also received a lot of attention for his post on social media. In a now-deleted post, state Rep. Steven Woodrow , who represents Colorado’s 2nd District, posted on the social platform X: “The last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil but here we are.”

Since that post, Woodrow has deleted his X account and issued a statement condemning the attempt on Trump’s life and apologizing for the post.

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