— The ACLU has filed a lawsuit the president of Ball State University for firing an employee last Wednesday over a private social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Suzanne Swierc worked at Ball State for two years as the Director of Health Promotion and Advocacy with the Division of Student Affairs. From there, the post circulated widely on social media, leading to threats and harassment directed at Swierc. “Swierc’s Facebook post clearly meets these criteria, and her termination was unconstitutional.”The university confirmed Swierc’s termination, citing a federal ruling that allows schools to take action when an employee’s speech disrupts operations. However, the lawsuit says the Facebook post was the sole reason for her firing and that she was not allowed to have an attorney present at her termination meeting.