Students and parents come forward with information about the Memorial High School teacher who trashed Christian conservative Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated
MANCHESTER, NH SEPTEMBER 15, 2025–Since publishing articles about the conduct of Memorial High School history teacher Jason Paige, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the first attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, students, parents, and even former Manchester teachers have contacted Girard at Large to share their experiences with and thoughts about him.
“That teacher is notorious,” wrote one reader, who wished to remain anonymous. “He is the reason I chose not to send my kids to Memorial. He used to taunt parents on Facebook. He said he couldn’t wait to get my kids in his class so he could ‘corrupt’ them.” This parent said their interactions with Paige came more than five years ago, and they’ve since deleted screenshots they took of the online exchanges.
This parent isn’t unique. In another message received from a reader, the idea of separating children’s values from those of their family was similarly present.
Jason Paige had told me years ago he couldn’t wait to indoctrinate my children. I wish I had screenshots.
Girard at Large has direct knowledge of the families to whom these comments were made. They were active in their children’s schools, including Memorial, indicating he has had a long-standing animus towards people and positions with which he does not agree; an animus that was on display in his classroom last week. Thanks to information provided by other readers, we broke the story about Paige’s Facebook post urging the next would-be assassin to “aim better.”
Several parents and students have reached out to Girard at Large to share what happened in their students’ classrooms following Kirk’s murder. From these contacts, Girard at Large has determined that Paige made derisive comments about Kirk and expressed his joy over Kirk’s murder in at least three different classes.
One parent, who, like all others interviewed, requested confidentiality to ensure neither Paige nor any other teacher at Memorial will retaliate against their child, said:
[My child] came to me about a different thing he said inside the classroom, saying he said proudly as soon as they were in the classroom ‘Did you guys hear your favorite Nazi died yesterday?’ Then [Paige] continued to give misinformation on things Kirk had said.
That parent went on to explain that both they and their child discussed the matter with the principal. Said the parent, “I’m hoping they will do something because my biggest concern is this is a teacher pushing hate into these kids’ minds, and that’s not what they need.”
The parent said they were surprised to read what was written in our original article, “because I thought [my child] was the only one who had come forward,” noting they had asked the principal to keep their child’s identity confidential.
A student in one of Paige’s classes confirmed the information Girard at Large reported about his conduct, adding that Paige thought it was weird that a vigil was planned in his honor that night in Concord. The student said Paige’s comments were unprompted by the students. In response to a question posed by Girard at Large, the student said Paige’s tone was “normal” and “casual” as he asked students who wanted to go to the bathroom, “Did you kill Charlie Kirk?” The student struggled to define Paige’s demeanor while he asked one student if he’d been in Utah yesterday, “wearing glasses and a dark hat.”
Asked how students reacted to those questions, the student said they answered “‘no,’ in the way you say ‘no’ to somebody you want to get away from you. They didn’t know how to respond. It was crazy.” Asked about how students responded in general to Paige’s rant about Kirk, the student said nobody engaged. “Everybody was quiet.”
When asked for their thoughts on whether Paige should remain in the classroom, the student said, “I wouldn’t like it. I would be uncomfortable. What he said was sick. I don’t want a teacher that’s sick in the head like that. It was very morally incorrect. I want him the hell out of there.”
That sentiment was echoed by one of the student’s parents, also interviewed for this article. The parent explained that they contacted Girard at Large because their experience with the Manchester School District generally and Memorial administrators specifically was that they “can’t go to the schools. Nothing will be done, except placing a target on [my child’s] back.” The parent said that complaints about the treatment of another child by a staff member led to that child being “targeted.”
“I want him fired,” said the parent.
Chmiel: Has not responded to follow-up inquiries. None of the students interviewed by Girard at Large had spoken with any person investigating Paige’s conduct. In response to our inquiry on Thursday night, Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel said she would open “a review” based on our reporting. One student told Girard at Large that Paige was there on the morning of September 12 but was replaced by a substitute teacher before they got to their class, which appears to confirm a media report that Paige had been placed on paid administrative leave while under investigation, per district policy.
It’s not just parents and students who are sharing their thoughts with Girard at Large. “Thank you for posting that today,” wrote one retired Manchester teacher. “Definitely a discredit to the teaching profession. He should be fired. How can the MSD justify retaining him at Memorial HS- we will see. He’s an embarrassment to the teaching profession.”
Several people called for Paige to be fired in comments on social media posts containing these articles.
