Biology Prof. Fired for Teaching Biology: I Received an Email that My Teaching Was ‘Religious,’ ‘I Was Shocked’

Jones You gotta hear ░░░░░░░░ A biology professor at ░░░░░░░░ Texas community college claims ░░░░░░░░ he was fired for ░░░░░░░░ that sex is determined ░░░░░░░░ X and Y chromosomes ░░░░░░░░ students stormed out of ░░░░░░░░ classroom and he was ░░░░░░░░ of being religious preaching ░░░░░░░░ making discriminatory comments about ░░░░░░░░ and transgender people That ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Varkey joins us ░░░░░░░░ with his attorney Kayla ░░░░░░░░ Thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ the program Professor you ░░░░░░░░ I m from Texas ░░░░░░░░ live in Texas We ░░░░░░░░ what science is I ░░░░░░░░ in my state What ░░░░░░░░ you do that was ░░░░░░░░ wrong VARKEY See I ░░░░░░░░ been teaching human anatomy ░░░░░░░░ physiology at the St ░░░░░░░░ s which is one ░░░░░░░░ the community colleges in ░░░░░░░░ city of San Antonio ░░░░░░░░ last fall that is ░░░░░░░░ of 2022 while I ░░░░░░░░ teaching the basic concept ░░░░░░░░ like human reproductive system ░░░░░░░░ I have taught for ░░░░░░░░ some years four of ░░░░░░░░ students just walked out ░░░░░░░░ the semester ended and ░░░░░░░░ January 12th I received ░░░░░░░░ email from the vice ░░░░░░░░ of academic success at ░░░░░░░░ Philip s College that ░░░░░░░░ re doing an ethics ░░░░░░░░ investigation on me due ░░░░░░░░ some complaints they received ░░░░░░░░ I responded to his ░░░░░░░░ and asked him what ░░░░░░░░ the complaints then he ░░░░░░░░ the human resources will ░░░░░░░░ the communication with the ░░░░░░░░ resources Nobody from human ░░░░░░░░ contacted me but on ░░░░░░░░ 27 I had received ░░░░░░░░ email from him saying ░░░░░░░░ my teaching was religious ░░░░░░░░ was a religious preaching ░░░░░░░░ it was offensive to ░░░░░░░░ individuals in the classroom ░░░░░░░░ I am terminated I ░░░░░░░░ fired In fact I ░░░░░░░░ shocked A school where ░░░░░░░░ taught for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ without giving me any ░░░░░░░░ to respond and without ░░░░░░░░ me know what the ░░░░░░░░ are I got a ░░░░░░░░ letter Jones This is ░░░░░░░░ is where we re ░░░░░░░░ sir VARKEY Yeah this ░░░░░░░░ what is happening in ░░░░░░░░ schools, yeah.”