Florida teacher writes book after winning Charlie Kirk poster fight

A Florida high school teacher who recently won a classroom dispute over a Charlie Kirk poster has written a book about her experience.

William Loggans, a social studies teacher at Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Horizon High School, said the conflict began in October after a student complained about the poster and district officials directed him to remove it. The poster showed Kirk sitting in a chair next to the quote: “Never underestimate the power of your voice and the impact you can have on the world when you speak up for what you believe in.”

OCPS said the poster violated its class neutrality policy, which prohibits political or partisan displays. Loggans argued that the poster was not a political endorsement and that other posters featuring political figures such as former President Barack Obama and Malcolm X were allowed in classrooms.

Loggans said he pursued his advocacy and filed an administrative complaint against the district after failing to receive any support from the teachers union. He also said his case has support from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Parental Rights. Eventually, the district allowed him to display the poster again, Loggans said.

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Loggans told Fox News Digital that he is writing his new book, “Quiet Courage in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Stand for Freedom and the Future of America’s Youth,” encouraging other educators and students to “think critically and speak up for what they believe.”

The book goes beyond Charlie Kirk’s poster discussion to what he describes as school districts “silencing freedom of thought in classrooms and punishing good teachers who go against their agenda.”

He said this experience also motivated him to start a faith-based nonprofit. Freedom of Thought ProjectHe said he offers tools and guidance to educators, parents and students on how to push back against school districts and unions that he believes target conservative viewpoints.

Loggans also said Horizon High School students asked for his help in starting the Turning Point USA “Club America” ​​chapter.

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People hold signs reading “This is Our Milestone” during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

“This is not a Republican or conservative club. It’s an American club,” Loggans said. “There are people who believe in the Constitution and the Founding Fathers and what they believed… People come from different ideologies, we sit down and we discuss things in a civilized way.”

At the same time, Loggans said he has faced ongoing harassment since the poster dispute. He said he was recently informed that he was under investigation following an anonymous complaint for allegedly teaching “conservative values,” but withdrew the matter after school officials found no evidence of bias.

“They’re trying to get to me as much as they can to continue harassing me,” Loggans said. “But it makes me want to continue the fight even more… I’m not doing this for myself. I’m doing this for my students.”

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OCPS defended its decision in a statement Orange Observer He said the October request to remove the poster was consistent with board policy and the Florida Commissioner of Education’s Sept. 11, 2025 memo. The district cited the memo’s warning that an educator’s public expression of personal views could violate trust and “may be a violation of Rule 6A-10.081, FAC” if it causes students or families to feel unwelcome.

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OCPS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.