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Twenty-year Shawnee State philosophy Professor Nicholas
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[https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/MeriwetherOnePageSummary.pdf The ADF summary says] "Dr. Nicholas Meriwether has spent more than two decades as a philosophy professor at
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Meriwether   responded to a male student’s question by saying, “Yes, sir.”   After the class, the student approached Professor Meriwether, stated that he was transgender, and
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Shawnee State University in southern Ohio, where he has focused his scholarship and teaching on the
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demanded that the professor refer to him as a woman, with feminine titles and pronouns, in accordance with a university policy. Meriwether refused, even after the student threatened to sue and the University  turned to its Title IX office and put a disciplinary letter in Meriwether's file and threatened him with possible future dismissal. Meriwether proposed various compromises which were all rejected eventually.
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intersection of philosophy, ethics, religion, and political theory. During a political philosophy class he was
 
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teaching, Professor Meriwether responded to a male student’s question by saying, “Yes, sir.” Professor
 
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Meriwether responded in this fashion because he refers to all his students as “sir” or “ma’am” or by a title
 
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(Mr. or Miss, for example) followed by their last name to foster an atmosphere of seriousness and mutual
 
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respect. After the class, the student approached Professor Meriwether, stated that he was transgender, and
 
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demanded that the professor refer to him as a woman, with feminine titles and pronouns. When Meriwether
 
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did not instantly agree, the student became belligerent, circling around Meriwether and getting in his face in a
 
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threatening fashion while telling him, “Then I guess this means I can call you a c**t.” Before walking away,
 
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the student promised to get Meriwether fired if he did not agree to the student’s demands.
 
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Although Professor Meriwether offered to use any name the student preferred, the university was not willing
 
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to accept that compromise, choosing instead to force the professor to speak and act contrary to his own
 
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Christian convictions. A lower court affirmed the university’s actions, prompting Alliance Defending
 
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Freedom Attorneys to appeal the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit."
 
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==Documents==
 
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Revision as of 11:41, 29 March 2021

Summary

Twenty-year Shawnee State philosophy Professor Nicholas Meriwether responded to a male student’s question by saying, “Yes, sir.” After the class, the student approached Professor Meriwether, stated that he was transgender, and demanded that the professor refer to him as a woman, with feminine titles and pronouns, in accordance with a university policy. Meriwether refused, even after the student threatened to sue and the University turned to its Title IX office and put a disciplinary letter in Meriwether's file and threatened him with possible future dismissal. Meriwether proposed various compromises which were all rejected eventually.

Documents

  • Motion to Intervene, S. Dist. Ohio (May 9, 2019, M.J. Litkovitz) This is interesting as a long opinion granting a contested motion to intervene. It does not address whether the intervenor has the right to remain anonymous as "Doe".

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