A vice president of a local Democrat club in Texas attempted to organize adults in a private Facebook group to pressure Stratford High School teachers not to sponsor a Turning Point USA chapter, known locally as Club America. Leaked messages show adults urging others to email teachers and spreading false claims about the motives behind Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The posts came from Natalie Herpin, Vice President of the Spring Valley Democrats, who told members to oppose the new TPUSA chapter. She claimed the club would “sow division and hate” in the school. Herpin also made an unverified assertion that Kirk was killed due to a rivalry involving Nick Fuentes, warning that such political activity in schools could become dangerous.
Turning Point USA’s spokesman, Andrew Kolvet, criticized the behavior, alleging students were doxxed and teachers threatened simply for supporting a chapter. The Moms for Liberty Harris County chapter branded the actions “reprehensible” and expressed concern for students whose names and GroupMe chats were exposed through screenshots shared by adults.
Denise Bell, chair of Moms for Liberty in Harris County, was implicated in the posts. Herpin accused Bell of working behind the scenes to form the TPUSA club without the principal’s approval. The conversation in the group also included demands that parents apply pressure on educators and called into question whether the children involved were being exposed to unsafe ideological conflicts.
These incidents take place amid a nationwide surge of student interest in founding TPUSA chapters following Kirk’s death. So far, school administrators have not disclosed whether they will pursue disciplinary actions or legal review. Community members are pushing for investigations into whether student privacy policies or harassment laws have been violated by those involved.
