Public university removes white instructor for telling students to 'be respectful in class' - The College Fix
"...A white biology instructor who repeatedly warned her students to behave themselves has been yanked out of the classroom for the semester and required to undergo classroom management training.
The University of Texas-San Antonio cleared Anita Moss of showing racial bias toward a black student, who has a history of being disruptive, by calling campus police on her.
But a second investigation faulted the senior lecturer for telling students throughout the fall semester to “be respectful in class” by keeping their feet off chairs, putting away their phones and not talking.
...Students called her ‘one of the best instructors they had’
...Moss chose to “throw a temper tantrum” and cancel class, but even worse was her decision to “single out and humiliate a student just to flex her authority in a destructive manner,” Rawal wrote.
In a longer statement, he said Moss had started class by handing out “a printed list of UTSA Student Conduct and Community Standards” on civil behavior.
...Despite identifying this long history of disruptive behavior by Burgess, as well as Moss’s positive reviews as a faculty member, the administration decided to remove her from class for the semester. Another instructor was chosen to take over her duties and “an unarmed safety officer” was placed in the classroom..."
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