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Right-wing political operative Charlie Kirk was discussing one of the most divisive topics in contemporary U.S. politics 鈥� school shootings 鈥� when a bullet pierced his neck. 

Before he was gunned down on a Utah college campus, the 31-year-old activist built a reputation as a free-speech absolutist whose provocative, pull-no-punches commentary made him an icon for many young conservatives and a villain to liberal college students who sought to shut him up.

Now, it’s his critics who find themselves on the receiving end of censorship as the Trump administration endorses a doxxing campaign against people who鈥檝e engaged in online 鈥渉ate speech鈥� and educators face consequences at work for critical social media posts. For students, it鈥檚 a fraught environment that offers new First Amendment risks, experts told me this week.

鈥淪omebody silenced Charlie Kirk, and that person probably wanted less speech,鈥� said Adam Goldstein, the vice president of strategic initiatives at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. 鈥淪o if our reaction to that is to start silencing each other, then we鈥檙e doing the work of assassins for them.”

Authorities have accused 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of murdering Kirk for his 鈥減olitical expression.鈥� Prosecutors released a series of text messages Tuesday between Robinson and his roommate and romantic partner in which the suspected killer said he had enough of Kirk鈥檚 鈥渉atred,鈥� and that 鈥渟ome hate can鈥檛 be negotiated out.鈥�

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A teenager who shot two students at a suburban Denver High school on the same day as Kirk鈥檚 murder had 鈥渁 deep fascination with mass shooters鈥� and TikTok accounts 鈥渇illed with white supremacist symbolism.鈥� | 

• On the morning of the Evergreen High School attack, the school-based police officer was away from campus responding to a nearby car crash.听

The Uvalde, Texas, school district canceled classes for four days this week after it became the target of a ransomware attack. The district suffered a 2022 school shooting that left 19 elementary schoolers and two teachers dead. Campus security infrastructure, including surveillance cameras, were compromised by the cyberattack, the district said. | 

California reformed its student discipline regime 鈥� including a ban on suspensions for willful defiance 鈥� in a bid to combat racial and socioeconomic disparities. It hasn鈥檛 worked. | 

From 鈥榟omework helper鈥� to 鈥榮uicide coach鈥�: Parents testified at an emotionally raw Senate hearing Tuesday that their children were driven to suicide by artificial intelligence chatbots, including ChatGPT and Character.AI. Among those who testified are parents suing tech companies alleging their children鈥檚 use of chatbots led to harm or death. | 

• Florida mother Megan Garcia鈥檚 lawsuit alleges the Character.AI chatbot formed an abusive relationship with her 14-year-old son, Sewell, that drove him to suicide. |聽
• 鈥淣o parent should have to give their own child’s eulogy,鈥� she told lawmakers. 鈥淎fter losing Sewell, I have spoken with parents across the country who have discovered their children have been groomed, manipulated and harmed by AI chatbots. This is not a rare or isolated case.鈥� |聽
• In May, a federal judge rejected Character.AI鈥檚 arguments that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment. |聽
• On the same day as the hearing, OpenAI announced it would add an age prediction feature to its chatbots and tailor responses for younger audiences. |聽
• Why parents should talk to their kids about the risks of AI. |聽

A new Pew Research Center poll shows overwhelming public support for international students at U.S. colleges and universities, even as they get entangled in the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown. | 

New laws in 31 states and the District of Columbia restrict students鈥� cellphone use at school, according to a new analysis by the National Association of State Boards of Education. Yet the group argues the policies 鈥渕ay not address the full range of harms to student safety and mental health arising from risky online behaviors 鈥� or equip students with the digital literacy skills they need.鈥� | 

New in Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown: A New York school superintendent flew to Texas and tried to give a cap, gown and diploma to an undocumented student who was detained just weeks before his high school graduation. | 

• 鈥業mmense fear and terror鈥�:聽How the militarized surge of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has taken a toll on the city鈥檚 kids. |聽
• A Maine congresswoman has called on immigration agents to give a 鈥渇ull accounting鈥� of its decision to arrest a father after he dropped off his child at school. |聽
• A man shot and killed by ICE agents during a traffic stop last week dropped his children off at school moments before his death. |聽

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has put a hold on new state social studies standards that parents, educators and faith leaders allege impose Christian beliefs on students in violation of the First Amendment. | 

The Green Bay, Wisconsin, school district will require middle and high schoolers to use clear backpacks after a student was arrested for bringing a gun to class. | 

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