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flag OU removed a grad TA over inconsistent grading, not content, after a student’s Bible-based essay got a zero.

flag The University of Oklahoma has removed graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth from instructional duties after an investigation found her grading of a student’s Bible-referencing essay was arbitrary and inconsistent. flag The student, Samantha Fulnecky, received a zero on a psychology assignment arguing for traditional gender roles, prompting a grade appeal and a religious discrimination claim. flag The university upheld the appeal, removed the assignment from Fulnecky’s final grade with no academic penalty, and stated the decision was based on grading irregularities, not the essay’s content. flag The institution emphasized its commitment to fair evaluation and academic freedom, while noting it will review instructor training. flag Curth, who is transgender, plans to appeal, and the university declined to release full findings. flag The case drew national attention, political commentary, and debate over religious expression, academic standards, and faculty accountability.

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