"Banning an instructor from the classroom is one of the most serious violations of academic freedom because it so clearly abridges the freedom to teach. It prohibits a teacher entirely from expressing their ideas in the classroom. It deprives students of the opportunity to hear from their teacher. And it sends a chilling message to the entire campus that expressing the wrong ideas can be punished without due process."
"Should instructors be suspended from their classes without due process and proof of misconduct? The answer is clear, and everyone-liberal or conservative, anti-trans or pro-trans rights-should agree with this basic concept: No instructor should be suspended from teaching without being found guilty of misconduct. This is a fundamental tenet of justice: innocent until proven guilty. Banning an instructor from the classroom is one of the most serious violations of academic freedom because it so clearly abridges the freedom to teach."
University officials suspended a graduate teaching assistant after a student complained about a failing grade on an assignment that denounced transgender people using Biblical language. The core question concerns academic freedom and whether instructors can be suspended without due process and proof of misconduct. No instructor should be suspended absent a finding of misconduct; the presumption of innocence must apply. Banning a teacher from the classroom abridges the freedom to teach, deprives students of instruction, and chills campus expression. Removal from classes should be limited to cases of irreparable harm, such as physical danger or refusal to teach; grading disputes do not justify emergency suspension.
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