(The Guardian) A judge has ordered Louisiana State University to fully reinstate a professor who was removed from his teaching duties last month after he used vulgar language to criticise Gov Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump during a lecture, Associated Press reports.
Tenured law professor Ken Levy was recorded by students saying about November’s election “I can’t believe that fucker won”. An anonymous student complaint led to him being relieved from his teaching responsibilities. During two days of testimony, law students and another professor spoke about the “chilling effect” Levy’s removal had on them, and that it exacerbated fears over speaking freely in the classroom.
“Everyone was vulnerable if I lost this,” Levy said outside of the Baton Rouge courthouse Tuesday night, specifically speaking about other university faculty members and students. “So my win is their win.”
-Read more: https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/...governor-can-continue-lawsuit-against-school/
-Read more: https://apnews.com/article/lsu-professor-louisiana-landry-trump-571c90b3c939ca2d187120957318777a
Tenured law professor Ken Levy was recorded by students saying about November’s election “I can’t believe that fucker won”. An anonymous student complaint led to him being relieved from his teaching responsibilities. During two days of testimony, law students and another professor spoke about the “chilling effect” Levy’s removal had on them, and that it exacerbated fears over speaking freely in the classroom.
“Everyone was vulnerable if I lost this,” Levy said outside of the Baton Rouge courthouse Tuesday night, specifically speaking about other university faculty members and students. “So my win is their win.”
-Read more: https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/...governor-can-continue-lawsuit-against-school/
-Read more: https://apnews.com/article/lsu-professor-louisiana-landry-trump-571c90b3c939ca2d187120957318777a
