By Fox23.com News Staff
NORMAN, Okla. — The attorney for Mel Curth, the former University of Oklahoma instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade, issued a statement over the decision.
The grade was issued on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
The university said in a statement that its investigation found the graduate teaching assistant had been “arbitrary” in giving 20-year-old junior Samantha Fulnecky zero points on the assignment.
Civil rights attorney Brittany Stewart issued a statement on BlueSky on Dec. 22.
“My client, Mel Curth, received notification from the University of Oklahoma that an investigation determined that she engaged in arbitrary grading of a student’s paper. Ms. Curth continues to deny that she engaged in any arbitrary behavior regarding the student’s work, and is considering all of her legal remedies, including appealing this decision by the University.”
For the assignment, Curth directed students to write a 650-word response to an academic study that examined whether conformity with gender norms was associated with popularity or bullying among middle school students.
Fulnecky wrote that she was frustrated by the premise of the assignment because she does not believe that there are more than two genders based on her understanding of the Bible, the Associated Press reported.
Stewart added on her BlueSky account that Curth is not requesting donations at this time and any campaigns that have been created are not authorized.
