NORMAN, Okla. —

A University of Oklahoma student is in the national spotlight for claiming religious discrimination after she failed a psychology essay.

| VIDEO ABOVE | OU student who claimed religious discrimination over essay grade speaks out

Samantha Fulnecky, a junior at OU, received a zero on an assignment, asking students to react to an article on gender roles. After receiving her grade, she filed a complaint with the university.

What we know

Samantha Fulnecky, a junior at OU, referenced the Bible throughout a 650-word assignment, asking her to react to an article over gender roles for a psychology class

The graduate teaching instructor gave Fulnecky a zero on the assignment, saying she did not follow the guidelines. The instructor also called the article "at times offensive"

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