A Wyoming high school student says she’s facing pushback from teachers and administrators after launching a Turning Point USA chapter in honor of the late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10.
Kylie Wall, a 17-year-old senior at Natrona County High School in Casper, claims teachers have been tearing down flyers promoting her new TPUSA Club America chapter.
According to Turning Point USA’s website, Club America chapters are meant to “empower bold student leaders to promote free thinking, engage in grassroots activism, and bring their beliefs to life—both on and off campus.”
“I pitched the idea to my principal three weeks ago, and he told me, ‘We have to be careful about this,’” Wall told Cowboy State Daily. Since then, she says, teachers have been quietly removing her posters from school hallways.
According to a letter from the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, students have “witnessed a staff member at NCHS tearing informational posters about the Club America chapter off the walls.”
Wall says she photographed a teacher after they removed a flyer and showed the image to Principal Aaron Wilson, who allegedly promised to “send a blanket email” reminding staff the posters were approved.
As of Monday, Wall says no such email had gone out.
Wall also said her attempt to merge the new TPUSA chapter with another she founded at a different high school for a meeting was rejected by Wilson.
Denied Events and Media Silence
Wall also claims the school has restricted the club’s activities. She says Principal Wilson refused to allow members to attend a Wyoming Family Alliance dinner celebrating local chapters, telling her the event was “not a public club” and that no outside participation would be permitted.
Sarah Bieber, director of educational resources for the Wyoming Family Alliance, confirmed to Cowboy State Daily that she had contacted all chapters in the county for a dinner event set for November 4. Bieber said Principal Wilson told her the students could not attend and that “all communications were to go directly through him.”
In a follow-up message, Wilson wrote, “In the future, please send all inquiries, requests and any other communication for the NC Club America Chapter to me directly. Thank you.”
Wall says she found the rule inconsistent, noting that “the football team goes to breakfast events, and our Key Club attends Kiwanis meetings all the time.”
She also says she was told not to speak to the media about the chapter, even off school grounds, because the principal “didn’t want anything political associated with the school.
When asked about Wall’s claims, Principal Wilson told Cowboy State Daily that “an individual student can attend events outside of school at their choosing,” and that “school-based activities, athletic groups, or school clubs may participate in community service.”
Fighting for Her Rights
Despite the opposition, Wall says she’s not backing down: “It’s worth it, because I’m fighting for my First Amendment right. I’m fighting for my God-given rights in the Constitution and my right to the Equal Access Act.”
A Wyoming representative for Turning Point USA confirmed they are seeking a meeting with Wilson to discuss Wall’s concerns and ensure the school upholds federal protections for student clubs.
For Wall, the controversy isn’t just about school policy, it’s personal. She says she launched the club to honor Charlie Kirk, whose death at age 31 deeply impacted young conservatives across the country.
