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The University of Oklahoma placed graduate student instructor Mel Curth on administrative leave pending a formal review after junior Samantha Fulnecky filed a discrimination complaint alleging she was penalized for her religious beliefs when she received a failing grade on a psychology essay.

The University of Oklahoma placed graduate student instructor Mel Curth on administrative leave pending a formal review after junior Samantha Fulnecky filed a discrimination complaint alleging she was penalized for her religious beliefs when she received a failing grade on a psychology essay.

Fulnecky was assigned to write a 650-word response to an academic article examining whether conformity with gender norms was associated with popularity or bullying among middle school students, but she centered her paper on Christian teachings and the Bible instead.

Fulnecky was assigned to write a 650-word response to an academic article examining whether conformity with gender norms was associated with popularity or bullying among middle school students, but she centered her paper on Christian teachings and the Bible instead.

In her essay, Fulnecky argued that women naturally want to do womanly things because God created them with those desires and wrote that society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders is demonic and severely harms American youth.

In her essay, Fulnecky argued that women naturally want to do womanly things because God created them with those desires and wrote that society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders is demonic and severely harms American youth.

Curth, who is transgender, gave the assignment a zero out of 25 points, stating in feedback that the grade was not based on Fulnecky's beliefs but because the paper "contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive."

Curth, who is transgender, gave the assignment a zero out of 25 points, stating in feedback that the grade was not based on Fulnecky's beliefs but because the paper "contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive."

The University of Oklahoma's Turning Point USA chapter posted about the incident on social media, and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called the situation concerning, urging university regents to review the investigation results and ensure other students are not unfairly penalized for their beliefs.

The University of Oklahoma's Turning Point USA chapter posted about the incident on social media, and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called the situation concerning, urging university regents to review the investigation results and ensure other students are not unfairly penalized for their beliefs.

The university confirmed that the formal grade appeal process resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to Fulnecky from the graded assignment, and officials told her the failing grade would not factor into her final grade or affect her academic standing.

The university confirmed that the formal grade appeal process resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to Fulnecky from the graded assignment, and officials told her the failing grade would not factor into her final grade or affect her academic standing.

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Curth gave the assignment a zero out of 25 points, stating in feedback that the grade was not based on Fulnecky's beliefs but because the paper did not answer the assignment questions, contradicted itself, heavily used personal ideology over empirical evidence and was at times offensive.

Curth gave the assignment a zero out of 25 points, stating in feedback that the grade was not based on Fulnecky's beliefs but because the paper did not answer the assignment questions, contradicted itself, heavily used personal ideology over empirical evidence and was at times offensive.

The University of Oklahoma's Turning Point USA chapter posted about the incident on social media, and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called the situation deeply concerning, urging university regents to review the investigation results and ensure other students are not unfairly penalized for their beliefs.

The University of Oklahoma's Turning Point USA chapter posted about the incident on social media, and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called the situation deeply concerning, urging university regents to review the investigation results and ensure other students are not unfairly penalized for their beliefs.

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