"Back in November, and first reported by The Oklahoman, junior Fulnecky said she was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender, to which she penned a paper citing the Bible and no empirical evidence. Fulnecky wrote that removing the concept of gender from society would be "detrimental" because it would put people "farther from God's original plan for humans", and described society "pushing the lie that there are multiple genders" is "demonic and severely harms American youth"."
"Curth - who is trans and received an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the university's psychology department earlier this year - gave her a score of 0 out of 25 and said she received that grade because she did not use empirical evidence and labelled parts of her essay "offensive". In her feedback, however, Curth explicitly stated the grade was nothing to do with Fulnecky's religious beliefs. Fulnecky believed she had been failed because she is a Christian who cited the Bible and sent a complaint to university leaders and lodged a discrimination claim against Curth."
"In response, the University of Oklahoma launched and investigation into the matter and put Curth on administrative leave, stating at the time it "takes seriously concerns involving First Amendment rights, certainly including religious freedoms". On Monday (22 November), the university issued a statement in which it said Curth - who was not named - was "arbitrary in the grading of this specific paper" and "will no longer have instructional duties at the University"."
A University of Oklahoma graduate assistant was removed from instructional duties after an investigation found arbitrary grading of a student's Bible-citing psychology essay. The student was asked to write a 650-word response about gender perception; she submitted an essay citing the Bible and no empirical evidence, arguing that removing gender would be detrimental and calling multiple genders a 'lie' and 'demonic'. The graduate assistant, who is transgender and had received a departmental teaching award, gave the essay 0/25 for lack of empirical support and labeled parts offensive while stating the grade was unrelated to religious beliefs. The student filed a discrimination complaint; the university investigated and reassigned duties.
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