Trans graduate assistant Mel Curth has been removed from her position at the University of Oklahoma after a Christian student complained a failing grade she received in a psychology essay – because she cited the Bible rather than empirical evidence – was a violation of her right to free speech. The instructor, Mel Curth – who received an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the university’s psychology department earlier this year – allegedly gave Fulnecky 0 out of 25 marks because she did not use empirical evidence and labelled parts of her essay offensive. Fulnecky felt she had been failed because she cited the Bible and made clear her religious beliefs and emailed university leaders with a complaint regarding her mark, subsequently filing a discrimination claim against Curth. In response to her complaint, the University of Oklahoma announced last week that it placed Curth on administrative leave, saying it “takes seriously concerns involving First Amendment rights, certainly i...