Essay Gets Student Suspended
A 56-year-old student at a Michigan school says his free speech rights are being violated by his suspension for writing an essay, “Hot for Teacher.” Joseph Corlett was also barred from the campus of Oakland University in Pontiac and told he must get psychological counseling before he can return. A university committee cleared him of sexual harassment but found that he had committed intimidating behavior. Corlett has appealed the decision. The essay, with a title taken from a Van Halen song, was written for an advanced critical writing class. “Christ, I’ll never learn a thing. Tall, blond, stacked, skirt, heels, fingernails, smart, articulate, smile. I’m toast, but I stay,” wrote Corlett. He also said that while he described the instructor as attractive he did not want a sexual relationship with her.
A 56-year-old student at a Michigan school says his free speech rights are being violated by his suspension for writing an essay, “Hot for Teacher.” Joseph Corlett was also barred from the campus of Oakland University in Pontiac and told he must get psychological counseling before he can return. A university committee cleared him of sexual harassment but found that he had committed intimidating behavior. Corlett has appealed the decision. The essay, with a title taken from a Van Halen song, was written for an advanced critical writing class. “Christ, I’ll never learn a thing. Tall, blond, stacked, skirt, heels, fingernails, smart, articulate, smile. I’m toast, but I stay,” wrote Corlett. He also said that while he described the instructor as attractive he did not want a sexual relationship with her.
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