This is how crazy Libs are when they are pandering to BLM. Gordon Klein a teacher at UCLA refused to be unfair last year during the Floyd Protests. Students and some radical libs were demanding that teachers go easier on black students, who might be upset about the Floyd incident or intended to participate in some way. Klein felt that was wrong. A student asked him to do just that and he responded via email. The email went viral and the school put Klein on Administrative leave after students petitioned for him to be fired. He was cleared of all wrongdoing but his reputation has been ruined, so he is suing the school.
“Gordon Klein, who joined the Anderson school in 1981, is seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees in a lawsuit filed with a state court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.”
This is what Liberal students were so upset about.
“On June 2, 2020, Klein received a student email, which read:
“The unjust murders of Amhaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, the life-threatening [sic] actions of Amy Cooper, and the violent conduct of the UCPD in our own neighborhood have led to fear and anxiety which is further compounded by the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on the Black community. As we approach finals week, we recognize that these conditions will place Black students at an unfair academic disadvantage due to traumatic circumstances out of their control.”
“We implore you to mandate that our final exam is structured as no harm, where they will only benefit students’ grades if taken,” the letter continues. “In addition, we urgently request shortened exams and extended deadlines for final assignments and projects.”
“This is not a joint effort to get finals canceled for non-Black students, but rather an ask that you exercise compassion and leniency with Black students in our major.”
The letter further asked Klein to allocate high letter grades to black students in a course graded “on a curve,” which necessarily would have required Klein to give correspondingly lower grades to students of other races.
Klein responded:
Thanks for your suggestion in your email below that I give black students special treatment, given the tragedy in Minnesota.
Do you know the names of the classmates that are black? How can I identify them since we’ve been having online classes only?
Are there any students of mixed parentage, such as half black-half Asian? What do you suggest I do with respect to them? A full concession or just half?
Also, do you have any idea if any students are from Minneapolis? I assume that they probably are especially devastated as well. I am thinking that a white student from there might possibly be even more devastated by this, especially because some might think that they’re racist even if they are not. My TA is from Minneapolis, so if you don’t know, I can probably ask her.
Can you guide me on how I should achieve a “no-harm” outcome since our sole course grade is from a final exam only?
One last thing strikes me: Remember that MLK famously said that people should not be evaluated based on the “color of their skin.” Do you think that your request would run afoul of MLK’s admonition?”
Klein was being fair. Too often we see that Liberals are not doing their jobs and just passing people regardless if they know the material or not. If a student was directly related to George Floyd that would be an excuse, a death in the family, but outside of that, there is no reason that any student should receive special treatment. I hope Klein wins his case.