He sues law school, says remark about students’ religions cost him his raise
By Abdon M. Pallasch Legal Affairs Reporter
Is it racism? Robust academic debate? Or clumsy words better left unsaid?
John Marshall Law School professor John Gorby has filed a lawsuit against his employer, saying he was improperly punished for what he believes were innocuous comments to a student after class.
The student, who is Jewish, was doing well in class and Gorby pondered whether his religious training — which from a young age encouraged critical analysis of written Scripture — explained why Jews pass the bar at higher rates than African Americans.
Gorby opined that blacks were brought up in religions such as http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1382 about the meaning of scriptural language.” Gorby is neither Jewish nor African-American.
The student shared some of Gorby’s comments with classmates, resulting in an elevator confrontation in which an African-American student asked Gorby if it was true that he said blacks don’t do well in his class.She filed a complaint with an assistant dean. The Black Law Student Association demanded Gorby be suspended for 30 days without pay. Gorby addressed the student group trying to straighten things out.
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