Lascassas Elementary

Lascassas Elementary School
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STATEMENT: False report about Charlie Kirk shooter’s mother working for Rutherford County Schools

September 12, 2025

Rutherford County Schools and Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

The mother of the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter does NOT work for Rutherford County Schools.

While there is a school district employee with a similar name to the mother of the suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting case, the RCS employee is not related to the suspect in any way.

The employee has started receiving hate messages and media inquiries since the suspect’s name was released earlier today. The employee’s name and photo have been removed from all school district websites and the employee is temporarily deactivating her social media accounts. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Rutherford County Schools have also received concerned and aggressive calls about the employee, but again, it is a case of mistaken identity.

Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh asked people to stop jumping to conclusions and making assumptions.

“This person does not have a connection and has nothing to do with this individual,” Fitzhugh said.

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Thank You @OMS_Chargers Cheerleaders for coming out to welcome our students on their first Monday of the 2025/2026 school year!

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#SullivanStrong

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A huge thank you to Ken Smith with New Horizon 5 for the generous support in creating a new STEM lab at LES! Your commitment to accessible STEM education means the world to us! We’re excited to partner with you and inspire future innovators! #STEM #Education #partnership

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Congratulations to our 24/25 Teacher of the Year, Kara Birdwell!

Mrs. Birdwell’s dedication and passion for teaching shine through everyday in her 2nd grade classroom!

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We are super excited about the snow day! Our shirts with 2 famous faces made it happen! ❄️😂

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Congrats to LES's very own Gentry Spooner!
She competed in the AQHA Youth World Show public speaking contest for the first time and was 2nd out of a large group in the 13 & under competition.
She also competed in the horse judging contest and was 6th place!
Way to go Gentry!

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Thank you @OMS_Chargers cheerleaders for coming out today to welcome our students back to school!

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Rutherford County Deputy to Receive National Innovation Award: RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) and the National Road Safety Foundation announced that they will present their Innovation… https://t.co/YOHUMI7l8N MurfreesboroTN

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#SullivanStrong 💙💚

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Thanks to @MT_FB for coming out and reading to our classes today!

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Congratulations to LES students and staff for achieving the title of Reward School for the 22-23 school year!

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We hope everyone is enjoying their snow days, but we miss seeing our Panthers!

Thank you to the Gorden Family for these awesome snow photos of our school!

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LES is decked out in pink and celebrating our two breast cancer survivors today.

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Come join us for our Fall Festival!

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The Voluntary Pre-K class held its first Goodies with Grands.  We had an amazing turnout with 28 grandparents and grands joining our students for some breakfast, reading, and an art project with their little ones.  We had a grand old time.