Degenfelder defends student’s Turning Point USA chapter

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder on Thursday released the following statement in response to reports of the Natrona County High administration interfering with a student trying to run a Turning Point USA chapter.

“I stand with Kylie Wall and with any student in Wyoming who wants to learn and engage civically and thoughtfully,” she said. “Our administrators and teachers must foster environments that are safe for ideas and debate, not closed classrooms where only certain viewpoints are tolerated. Every student in this state has the right to speak, to question, and to debate in school. When an administrator or teacher tries to silence them, they are crossing a line that I will not ignore.

“I have now spoken both to Ms. Wall and District Superintendent Angela Hensley. I will continue to push for Kylie and Turning Point USA’s right to free speech, as well as to work with Superintendent Hensley for answers and accountability. To administrators who would stifle student speech or treat one club differently from another: this is your wake-up call. The Constitution does not stop at the schoolhouse doors.”

Turning Point USA is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college and university campuses. It was founded in 2012 by activists Charlie Kirk — who was assassinated Sept. 10 at a college appearance in Orem, Utah — and Bill Montgomery.

Wall, 17, told the Daily Mail that she received pushback from school administration about launching a Turning Point USA chapter several weeks ago and that teachers tore down her informational posters.

This story was published on Oct. 10, 2025.