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Justice Brandeis

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2. Well, that policy is stupidity and an affront to academic freedom

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:16 PM

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Having said that, the door has to swing both ways too. No professor should be fired or disciplined and no student should be disciplined or expelled for saying phrases like "biological males" and "biological females".

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