"Graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth, who is trans, was placed on administrative leave a few weeks ago after giving student Samantha Fulnecky a zero on her psychology paper. The paper described transgender people as "demonic" and asserted that gender roles are "Biblically ordained." Fulnecky claimed the grade was retaliation for her religious views, but Curth said the zero was based on academic criteria."
"The university posted a statement to social media Monday saying the graduate assistant "was arbitrary in the grading of this specific paper" and "will no longer have instructional duties." It did not name either Curth or Fulnecky, but their names have been disclosed elsewhere. The statement said the university had investigated the student's claim of religious discrimination but would not release the findings."
Mel Curth, a trans graduate teaching assistant at the University of Oklahoma, was placed on administrative leave after assigning Samantha Fulnecky a zero on a psychology paper. The paper described transgender people as "demonic" and asserted that gender roles are "Biblically ordained." Fulnecky claimed the grade was retaliation for her religious views. Curth said the zero was based on academic criteria, writing that the essay did not answer assignment questions, contradicted itself, prioritized personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and was at times offensive. Curth noted portraying a marginalized group as "demonic" was highly offensive and urged use of empirical sources. The university determined the grading was arbitrary, removed Curth's instructional duties, investigated the discrimination claim without releasing findings, and removed the paper from Fulnecky's point total so there was no academic harm.
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