He noted that he has the option to restart the process if Ingle's return to class does not yield positive results. The Academic Integrity Board was supposed to issue a ruling on Monday on whether Ingle should be banned from Downie's upper level religious studies course, but Driscoll announced that he had paused the formal process indefinitely without any consideration from the board's ruling. The student was reportedly told that he can only return to the course if he delivers an apology in front of the entire class and sit in silence as his peers and his professor judge him.ĭriscoll expressed disappointment about how the university handled the situation, saying it had "fallen short" in its application of the First Amendment. Ingle was banned from the class the next day and was asked to sign an "Academic Integrity Referral Form and Documented Agreement" that alleged that he had a "disrespectful objection to the professor's class discussion structure" and that he spoke out of turn during the discussion. Ingle said that he spoke after initial silence, and started criticizing claims on issues like the gender pay gap, while also noting that many biologists believe there are only two genders. 28.Īfter the video, the professor started the discussion on topics like "mansplaining," male privilege and sexism, but only female students were initially allowed to speak. Ingle was banned from the course "RLST 481 – Special Topic – Self, Sin, and Salvation," taught by Professor Alison Downie, after he tried to refute claims made in a TED Talk video featuring transgender ex-pastor Paula Stone Williams that was shown in class on Feb. To help ensure that a positive learning environment is maintained, I have asked a senior faculty member with significant experience in the First Amendment and a long career as a successful classroom teacher to join the class as a monitor and a mentor for all," he continued. "I hope he will be in attendance this week and beyond. "Based on a review of governing policies, last week the student was informed that he is allowed to attend class," Driscoll said in a statement, as reported by The Christian Post. The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is allowing a conservative student to return to class after being temporarily banned from a religious studies course for expressing his belief that there are only two genders.Īt a press conference on Monday, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced that religious studies major Lake Ingle will now be allowed to attend class after he was barred from attending a course earlier this month for challenging the professor's claims on gender issues. Have you ever been silenced, dismissed, bullied, or otherwise disrespected by an educator because you spoke up and contradicted the beliefs that they were pushing on the class? Share your experiences with us in the comments below.Keith Hall at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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Should the disciplinary board rule against Ingle, he will not be able to graduate. Instead of being the purveyor of your ideology, you can be an educator.”Ī ruling is set for March 19. “When you see that kind of misuse of intellectual power, you want to be the person that comes back and does it responsibly and with morals. I brought up the fact that biologists don’t agree that there’s more than two genders and I said the wage gap she’s referring to – 77 cents on the dollar – that even the New York Times debunked that.”
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My professor pretty much just tried to shut me up because she was just letting women speak. He said, “You can’t say that anecdotal evidence is fact.
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He objects to her “overall abuse” as a professor pushing their beliefs on students but refusing to listen to the other side of the argument. Ingle views his case is an example of the frequent misuse of higher education educators. I think this is all an attempt to silence my views personally because they contradict the ones she pushes in class so evidently.” Ingle added, “It is my firmest belief that every human being has the freedom and right to identify, dress, and represent oneself as they see fit. So she took it on herself to silence and embarrass me – bully me – for speaking up in class.” “My professor is violating my First Amendment rights because of the fact that my views and ideology is different from hers. Ingle argues that what she is doing is unconstitutional.