Remember when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and everyone spent the next few days being really annoying online? In the process of doing so, some people said some stuff that was negative about Kirk. Consequently, they were fired.

However, many have decided to not take this decision lying down. As reported by NBC News, teachers who were fired for their posts following the assassination are questioning the legality of their firings.

This actually might create some interesting (or terrifying) legal precedent. While many private companies can fire you for basically whatever they want (at-will employment, baby!), public employees are a different story. They can argue that their statements, whether you agree with them or not, are covered by the First Amendment, and thus, they shouldn’t be fired for them.

Instead, the people who fired them will have to prove that their internet posts actually caused a disturbance in class or interfered with how the school itself operates. This is a pretty high standard, and some legal experts think that at least a few of the teachers have a strong chance of getting their jobs back.