IUP PROFESSOR ALISON DOWNIE FREE

Ingle told Campus Reform that he will be defending his First Amendment rights to the university’s Academic Integrity Board, which will determine whether he will be allowed to resume attending class regularly, or be forced to graduate late.

IUP PROFESSOR ALISON DOWNIE FREE

“It is my belief that the instructor’s decision to file these sanctions is an attempt to bully me into redacting my views, making it a matter of free speech,” Ingle concluded. “That being said, the wording in the documents is not only exaggerated, but more than one line is entirely untruthful and is done so purposefully to discredit my views and paint me as intolerant and ignorant.” “In short – this is not the first time an instructor and I have had a disagreement over course material or that I have objected to the views being pushed on the class,” he continued. “During my time as a Religious Studies major, I have had professors insult me for opposing views, call me names such as ‘racist’ or ‘sexist’, and have had my views discredited due my race, gender, and sexual orientation,” Ingle stated in his Facebook post.

“Due to the serious nature of the issue, you are barred from attending this class in accordance with the Classroom Disruption policy.”Īlthough the instructor of the course is redacted, Professor Alison Downie is listed as the only instructor for that particular course on IUP’s website. “The Office of the Provost has received a request from Instructor for RLST 481 – Special Topic – Self, Sin, and Salvation, to remove you from class due to behaviors that significantly disrupt the learning process in this class,” the letter to Ingle from Provost Moerland states. Moreover, the agreement proclaims that on March 8, “Lake will begin class with an apology to the class for his behavior and then listen in silence as the professor and/or any student who wishes to speak shares how he or she felt during Lake’s disrespectful and disruptive outbursts on 2-28.” Tomothy Moerland, were provided to Campus Reform.īoth the referral form and agreement charge Ingle with “Disrespectful objection to the professor’s class discussion structure refusal to stop talking out of turn angry outbursts in response to being required to listen to a trans speaker discuss the reality of white male privilege and sexism disrespectful references to the validity of trans identity and experience disrespectful claim that a low score on any class work would be evidence of professor’s personal prejudice.”Īccording to the documented agreement, IUP is now attempting to force Ingle to apologize, stipulating that “Lake will write an apology to the professor which specifically addresses each of the disrespectful behaviors described above.” Photos of each document, along with a letter from IUP Provost Dr. On February 29, Ingle met with his instructor, who he says gave him two documents-an Academic Integrity Referral Form and Documented Agreement. Downie attempted to silence me because I am not a woman.” “I objected to the use of the anecdotal accounts of one woman’s experience to begin a discussion in which they were considered reality. So, I decided it was permissible for me to enter the conversation, especially because I felt the conversation itself was completely inappropriate in its structure,” Ingle told Campus Reform. Thirty seconds or so passed and still no woman had spoken. “The floor was opened, and not a single woman spoke. Barring men from speaking until the women in the class have had their chance to speak.”Īfter some time had elapsed, Ingle stated he “took this opportunity to point out the official view of biologists who claim there are only two biological genders,” and refuted the “gender wage gap,” after which class resumed as normal. Following the video, Ingle wrote that the instructor “opened the floor to WOMEN ONLY. JOIN THE FIGHT: BECOME A CITIZEN JOURNALIST TODAY!Īccording to Ingle, the class was forced to watch a Ted-Talk on February 28 featuring Paula Stone, a transgender woman, who gave examples of “mansplaining,” “male privilege,” and systematic sexism.

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