The University of Oklahoma has stripped graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth of her instructional duties after she arbitrarily failed student Samantha Fulnecky for a psychology essay citing the Bible to denounce the push for transgender ideology. This victory affirms religious freedom and rejects leftist indoctrination in academia, where conservative Christian views on biological reality are often suppressed under the guise of “inclusivity.”
The case exposes how radical gender ideologies infiltrate education, harming youth and straying from God’s design for humanity. Fulnecky, a 20-year-old junior, submitted a 650-word response to a study on gender norms, arguing that society’s promotion of gender fluidity is satanic and leads America away from divine order. Curth slapped her with a zero, claiming the paper ignored evidence and relied on “personal ideology,” despite denying belief-based deductions—a clear sign of bias against traditional values.
Following Fulnecky’s appeal, OU investigated and voided the assignment—worth just 3% of the grade—while placing Curth on leave. Governor Kevin Stitt called it “deeply concerning,” aligning with Oklahoma’s new law banning public funds for DEI programs that erode academic freedom for faith-based perspectives. The university stressed teaching “how to think, not what to think,” a principle long overdue in countering progressive overreach.