Last week, the school confirmed that teaching assistant William "Mel" Curth, who uses she/they pronouns, had been removed from the classroom after flunking student Samantha Fulnecky on an essay wherein Fulnecky invoked her Christian beliefs and the Bible.

Now, an assistant teaching professor is accused of viewpoint discrimination stemming from a protest organized to advocate for Curth's return to the classroom.

The University of Oklahoma released a statement on social media on Friday evening confirming that a professor, whom it did not identify, offered excused absences to students who wished to join a protest in favor of Curth's reinstatement.

Turning Point's chapter president, Kalib Magana, reportedly asked for an excused absence to participate in a counter-protest of the same event, according to the group's social media, which identified the professor as Kelli Alvarez. In a later interview with student newspaper OU Daily, Magana reportedly identified Alvarez as his English Composition II instructor.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-oklahoma-removes-professor-alleged-discrimination-related-ta-who-gave-christian-student-0

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ou-student-says-essay-grade-171323615.html

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