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education3 years ago•6 min saved

Florida Professor Fired Over Racial Justice Curriculum Complaint.

English professor Sam Joeckel's contract was terminated early by Palm Beach Atlantic University after discussing racial justice in his class. Joeckel believes this was due to an "anti-woke" crusade from Governor DeSantis and other far-right politicians and activists. He plans to pursue legal action against the university. Students have praised Joeckel's teaching style and support for their ideas. The university has not commented on the situation.

via WPBF West Palm Beach|

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education3 years ago•2 min saved

Florida Professor Fired for Teaching Racial Justice Curriculum.

Palm Beach Atlantic University terminated the contract of former English professor Sam Joeckel after a complaint that he was "indoctrinating" students by teaching about racial justice. Joeckel believes the university ended his contract early "for a clear reason: my decision to teach and speak about racial justice." The university's employee handbook says discontinuance of employment may occur at any time, without cause, at the discretion of PBA. Joeckel plans to pursue legal options to "fight back and show PBA, and other institutions, that they cannot get away with this."

via CNN|

#academic-freedom #contract-termination #education