Professor won't teach the rest of the semester after calling police on black student (school, state)

[Suburban_Guy]

A lot of the news articles about this incident conveniently leave out a few small details that make a huge difference.

In case people are too lazy to read the article, here is what happened.

The student in question went to class and another student was in the seat he usually sits in. So the professor suggested he sit in the back where there were empty seats, and the student agreed. Half an hour later a student leaves and the professor asks the student to move to the front. The student was already settled with everything unpacked and laptop charging, so he asked the professor why (a legitimate question to ask). Professor apparently went on a power trip and threatened him with calling the cops. Poorly handled by the professor to say the least.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/us/ba...rnd/index.html

A Ball State University professor who called the police when a black student wouldn't switch seats will not be back to teach for the rest of the semester, the school said.

The decision by the dean of the business school, in consultation with the university provost, was made "to ensure that we provide continuity in the curriculum, eliminate any unnecessary distractions, and help our students complete the appropriate course expectations," Kathy Wolf, the university's vice president of marketing and communications, said in a statement to CNN.

The professor, Shaheen Borna, has been a member of the Ball State faculty since 1983.

[rjshae]

On the face of it, the action of the Professor seems incomprehensible. Maybe there was something else going on?

[Eumaois]

Originally Posted by rjshae

On the face of it, the action of the Professor seems incomprehensible. Maybe there was something else going on?

When is there NOT something else going on with these type of stories?

[grampaTom]

There HAS to be more to this story.

[Huckleberry3911948]

Ditto give us a vague scenario and prejudge quickly fills in the story