"Graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth, who graded the paper, wrote that the zero was based on academic criteria, not retaliation for the student's religious views. Curth wrote that the essay "does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive." Curth also noted that portraying a marginalized group as "demonic" is "highly offensive," and urged the student to use empirical sources rather than doctrinal statements when critiquing course material."
"The University of Oklahoma has placed a trans graduate instructor on administrative leave after a student received a zero on a psychology assignment that described transgender people as "demonic" and asserted that gender roles are "Biblically ordained." Screenshots of the essay and instructors' comments were posted by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA on Thanksgiving. Right-wing media networks quickly boosted it."
The University of Oklahoma placed a trans graduate instructor on administrative leave after a student received a zero on a psychology assignment that called transgender people "demonic" and said gender roles are "Biblically ordained." The 650-word reaction paper for a class on social expectations relied on personal ideology rather than empirical data and warned eliminating strict gender roles would be harmful. Screenshots of the paper and instructors' comments were posted by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA and amplified by right-wing media. Graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth said the grade was based on academic criteria because the paper failed the prompt, relied on ideology over evidence, and was offensive; a second instructor agreed. The student filed a religious discrimination complaint and the dispute became a statewide political flashpoint.
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