POLICE TO SIT IN ON 'WHITE RACISM' CLASS IN FLORIDA AFTER PROFESSOR RECEIVES DISTURBING CALLS AND HA
Source: Newsweek
BY BEATRICE DUPUY ON 1/9/18 AT 10:42 AM
Two police officers will be sitting in on a Florida Gulf Coast University course titled White Racism after the professor behind the class was subjected to racist abuse.
Ted Thornhill, an assistant professor of sociology, first announced the course on how to combat white supremacy this past fall and soon after began receiving concerning voicemails and emails with some calling him the n-word."
The police officers are set to sit in on his first class meeting Tuesday. Thornhill told The News-Press that he handed about 50 pages of negative comments he received to campus police.
Students returned to campus following winter break on Monday, with Thornhills class getting underway Tuesday. Susan Evans, FGCU's spokeswoman, told Newsweek that there had been no disruptions during the class so far Tuesday morning.
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