Oklahoma University Instructor on Leave After Failing Bible-Based Essay on Gender

Oklahoma University Instructor on Leave After Failing Bible-Based Essay on Gender
People walk on the Oval at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., on March 10, 2015. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo
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An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”

Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.