Dispute Escalated After Student Submitted a Biblically Based Critique of Gender Identity and Received a Zero

Controversy at the University of Oklahoma has grown into a national flashpoint after a graduate assistant was removed from teaching duties amid a review of a student’s discrimination complaint tied to a disputed course assignment on gender stereotypes.

The situation unfolded when psychology student Samantha Fulnecky submitted an essay that centered on biblical objections to the concept of multiple genders, rather than addressing the assignment’s prompt on how society perceives gender roles. The instructor, graduate student Mel Curth, who uses she/they pronouns, issued a failing grade, 0 out of 25, stating the response relied on personal belief instead of empirical evidence.

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