DARTMOUTH PROF SUING 'MEAN' STUDENTS
By EMMA HABERMAN and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN
April 30, 2008 -- An irate Ivy League lecturer at Dartmouth College says she is suing her fresh-mouthed freshman students because they were mean to her in class.
Professor Priya Venkatesan was so taken aback by what she claims was rude behavior - including the class applauding another student for disagreeing with her - she wants to sue her former pupils for harassment and discrimination.
"I was horrified," she said.
"My responsibility is not to stifle them, but when they clapped at his comment, I thought that crossed the line. I was facing intolerance of ideas and intolerance of freedom of expression," she told The Dartmouth newspaper.
...
No comments:
Post a Comment