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https://news4sanantonio.com/news/lo...orted-out-of-class-for-having-feet-propped-up
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/wh...-university-student-putting-feet-chair-class/
ok, in the grand scheme of things, this is a VERY minor incident
however, it is one which displays how the same incident can be seen differently depending upon the viewers political perspective
if you read the first link, in the comments you will see reference to the professor having sought to have the 'offending' student become seated in a more appropriate manner. it would appear that she declined the instruction and the professor sought security's assistance in removing that student from the classroom:
in reading the second link, there is nothing that tells us professor moss had communicated to the 'offending' student the need to become seated without her shoes on the seat in front of her. it would seem that the security team was requested only because professor moss wanted to treat a black student in a racially disparate manner
when reading the comments in that link, they indicated a universal opposition to the professor's actions and tributed her actions to have been either/and racially motivated or an abuse of authority
given the limited information now available, to me, this appears to be an instance where the professor established an expectation of behavior the student was unwilling to accept. when the student opted not to comply with the professor's instructions security was called to remove the insubordinate student from the professor's classroom
i do also note that the UTSA president has already referenced this as a racial incident, describing the student not as a student but as an african American and made reference to the university's Equal Opportunity office:
i hope to follow this matter is it is continued to be reported
if you have any thoughts about this incident, please share them
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/wh...-university-student-putting-feet-chair-class/
"So this happened today in class, a girl had her feet up and the professor called the police after calling our class uncivil."
... SAN ANTONIO -- The University of Texas at San Antonio is investigating a video showing San Antonio officers escorting a student out of a classroom after a professor allegedly called them on her for having her feet propped up on a chair.
Twitter user @ApurvaYRawal posted a video of the incident Monday afternoon.
"So this happened today in class, a girl had her feet up and the professor called the police after calling our class uncivil."Twitter Ads info and privacy
He went on to say that Biology professor Anita Moss had called officers to escort her out for having her feet propped up on a seat in front of her.
"The class before this professor went on a whole tirade about how uncivil we all were because a few students were on their phone or not paying attention, cutting lecture time for the rest of us because her ego was bruised. As upset as I am that my professor decided to throw a temper tantrum the lecture before an exam and cancel class, I'm even more outraged that she would decide to single out and humiliate a student just to flex her authority in a destructive manner. ..."
ok, in the grand scheme of things, this is a VERY minor incident
however, it is one which displays how the same incident can be seen differently depending upon the viewers political perspective
if you read the first link, in the comments you will see reference to the professor having sought to have the 'offending' student become seated in a more appropriate manner. it would appear that she declined the instruction and the professor sought security's assistance in removing that student from the classroom:
the prof wasn’t asking her to do something illegal or scandalous or mischievous, she wasn’t asking the student to bend over backwards and do something absurd. it seems like she was asking for respect in her lecture hall and idk why it was so hard to just give it to avoid this
in reading the second link, there is nothing that tells us professor moss had communicated to the 'offending' student the need to become seated without her shoes on the seat in front of her. it would seem that the security team was requested only because professor moss wanted to treat a black student in a racially disparate manner
when reading the comments in that link, they indicated a universal opposition to the professor's actions and tributed her actions to have been either/and racially motivated or an abuse of authority
given the limited information now available, to me, this appears to be an instance where the professor established an expectation of behavior the student was unwilling to accept. when the student opted not to comply with the professor's instructions security was called to remove the insubordinate student from the professor's classroom
i do also note that the UTSA president has already referenced this as a racial incident, describing the student not as a student but as an african American and made reference to the university's Equal Opportunity office:
while the incident did involve an african American student, there is nothing which indicates the professor's actions were racially motivated, so why identify the student as a minority and have the Equal Opportunity office investigate"Dear Roadrunners,Today we had an incident where one of our African American students was escorted from a biology class by members of UTSA’s police department at the request of a faculty member.While the facts aren’t fully known regarding today’s incident, our Office of Equal Opportunity Services is already conducting an investigation into possible discrimination. In addition, an inquiry regarding the academic management of the classroom is being conducted by Interim Dean of the College of Sciences Howard Grimes.
i hope to follow this matter is it is continued to be reported
if you have any thoughts about this incident, please share them