Florida teacher writes book after winning Charlie Kirk poster fight

A High school teacher in Florida who recently won a dispute over a Charlie Kirk poster in the classroom has written a book about his experience.

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

OCPS said the poster violated its classroom neutrality policy prohibiting political or partisan demonstrations. 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 that after receiving no support from the teachers union, he retained an attorney and filed an administrative complaint against the district. He also said his case received support from the governor. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Parental Rights. Eventually, Loggans said, the district allowed him to re-display the poster.

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Loggans told Fox News Digital about writing his new book: “Quiet courage in class: One Teacher’s Stand for Freedom and the Future of America’s Youth,” to encourage other educators and students to “think critically and stand up for what they believe.”

The book goes beyond the dispute over Charlie Kirk’s posters and addresses what it describes as school districts “silenced free thought in the classroom and punishing good teachers who go against their agenda.”

He said the experience also motivated him to start a faith-based nonprofit, the Freedom of Thought Projectwhich he described as offering tools and advice to educators, parents and students on how to fight school districts and unions that he says target conservative viewpoints.

Loggans also said Horizon High School students asked for his help in starting a Turning point United States Chapter “Club America”.

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“It’s not a Republican or conservative club. It’s an American club,” Loggans said. “These are people who believe in the Constitution, in the Founding Fathers and what they believed in… We have people of different ideologies who come, and we sit down and we discuss everything in a civil manner.”

At the same time, Loggans said he has faced continued harassment since the poster dispute. He said he was recently informed he was under investigation following an anonymous complaint alleging he taught “conservative values” but that school officials dropped the case after finding no evidence of bias.

“They try to get as angry at me as they can to continue to harass me,” Loggans said. “But it just makes me want to continue the fight…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 to Orange Observer in October, saying the request to remove the poster was consistent with school board policy and a September 11, 2025 memo from the Florida Commissioner of Education. The district cited the memo’s warning that publicly expressing an educator’s personal opinions can undermine trust and, if it makes students or families feel unwelcome, “may constitute a violation of Rule 6A-10.081, FAC.”

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