Lawsuit Ex-Penn State Professor Files Complaint Alleging Racial Discrimination
According to the lawsuit submitted by The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR), Professor Zack De Piero “was individually singled out for ridicule and humiliation because of the color of his skin,” De Piero once held the position of English professor at Penn State Abington, where he reportedly endured a number of racially charged outbursts and was compelled to impart the idea that the English language is the “embodiment of White supremacy.”
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“When he complained about the continuous stream of racial insult directed at White faculty in the writing department, the director of the Affirmative Action Office told him that ‘There is a problem with the White race,’ that he should attend ‘antiracist’ workshops ‘until you get it,’ and that he might have mental health issues,” The litigation continues.
Liliana Naydan, the administrator of the English department, who received De Piero’s complaint, “expressed her view that racism practiced against White faculty and students is legitimate,” based on the case.
De Piero was instructed to attend a class named “White Teachers are a Problem,” the lawsuit states. “The ‘White Teachers are a Problem’ video imposed on Penn State faculty… associated ‘White supremacy’ with all the evils of the world,” It continues, saying.
In an interview with Fox News, De Piero highlighted the actions of Penn State authorities and explained his reasoning for bringing the complaint. The professor of English said that he was forced to take part in a series of “antiracist” sessions that support the idea that all White people are innately racist.
Penn State desired for him to think that “as a White individual, I’m somehow responsible for all the injustices and suffering currently in the world and in the history of the world.”
“I think there is almost a religious, cult-like environment where you had this Original Sin. In this case, I’m White. I need to repent for that sin. I need to keep going to these [trainings], keep doing the work… I think they were waging a psychological war campaign and they’re trying to break people. And they almost broke me. But they didn’t.”
According to the lawsuit, Naydan allegedly pushed professors to implement a grading scheme that would penalize White and Asian students in order to attain grade parity for “students of color.”
“Defendants’ bigotry manifests itself in low expectations. They do not expect Black or Hispanic students to achieve the same mastery of academic subject matters as other students and therefore insist that deficient performance must be excused,” the lawsuit said. “Second, Defendants’ bigotry manifests itself in overt discrimination against students and faculty who do apply consistent standards, especially White faculty.”
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