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Q: Could we get some reporting as to why the student would not move seats? Was the student being disruptive? Was he answering too many questions? This is the basis for understanding the entire situation and without this information, it is difficult to understand if the professor’s actions were reasonable.
Dr. Borna requires students in back two rows not use laptops, to avoid classroom disruptions. There were no seats in front when Mr. Benson arrived, so he sat in back and plugged in his laptop. At some point during the class, a student in front left the class. Dr. Borna told Mr. Benson to move to the front, and he declined, saying he was not being disruptive. The video is everywhere – you can see the students clearly agree with Mr. Benson. It doesn’t mean they were right, but it does explain a lot.
Quote: The NAACP was also outraged, calling Borna’s decision an example of “weaponizing the police against people of color impetuously.”
“The actions taken by Professor Shaheen Borna are yet the latest example of thoughtless behavior that yields traumatic and frequently detrimental outcomes,” the organization said in a news release. “Countless men and women throughout our nation have experienced discrimination, racial profiling, and over-policing at the hands of bigotry and intolerance.”
Goodness, goodness: There sure are a lot of assumptions made here by people who were not in attendance…but in this day and age, to be accused of anything by the left is also to be convicted of multiple crimes against humanity….it simplifies jurisprudence, you know.
Hubris… these two were made for each other! However, they were both clearly in the wrong at at least one moment, and both of them should have proper disciplinary hearings, outside of any media coverage they and their supporters may be fueling.
This should have easily been solved if cooler heads prevailed at literally any moment since this started. It’s easy place the bulk of blame on the Professor, as he holds more power and seems to have escalated this issue far beyond the reasonable level – and since has since accepted the blame and apologized. But is the student truly absolved of all fault because believe race was a factor? The failing of all of these policies should be examined, and that falls on those higher in the University.
This was a very good response. Better than I expected on here. 🙂
I find it troubling that the Professor, who is Iranian, was described as White and this incident ruled another White / Black race issue. It appears to me that it was either a professor ego trip or an uncooperative student matter, or both. I wasn’t there so I’ll refer to the officials at my alma mater; however, call the police on the student was foolish.
Nevertheless, the constant allegations that race plays into everything is typical of the Yellow Journalism that has inundated the U.S. I resent the fact that even after the University has taken action, they are being vilified in this manner. The University is required to conduct an investigation and come to a conclusion or risk legal action by the Professor and / or the student. Do you think they have an inventory of professors who could jump right in an teach the class? I think not and it would have done harm to the remaining students.
But no, just up and fire the Professor right away and justice is served, is what some wanted. Clearly, the University did its job in this matter, and that is all they can do for now. For IBJ to frame this story in this manner indicate a bias against Ball State (let’s have an investigation) or yet another element of the press losing credibility.
Robert, this story is by The Associated Press, not IBJ.
Lap tops are disruptive in a classroom? Seems outdated. Why not the back 3,4,5 rows? When one group is treated differently, this will cause problems. Something to learn from a marketing class.
The request to move one row more disruptive than a laptop. A Black kid from Chicago vs. a white professor from?
Talk about your coded objective reporting.
For Blacks, these situations can and do result in felony charges or death.