Samantha Fulnecky showed courage by standing by her beliefs. If citing the Bible can trigger you, you are not an educator. You are an ideologue who never should have power over students. nypost.com/2025/12/22/us-new…

Samantha Fulnecky was flunked on her essay at the @UofOklahoma—because she wrote about her Christian beliefs related to gender norms. She was asked to give her opinion on an article, and she did! I’m thankful the school took Samantha’s situation seriously. The TA, who is a biological male using she/they pronouns and gave her a 0 on the paper, calling it “offensive,” was put on administrative leave. Samantha told the media, and she is so right—Jesus is always worth standing up for! foxnews.com/us/oklahoma-stud…

Based on reports, your essay reacted to the article on gender expectations but relied solely on Biblical arguments without empirical evidence, which the instructor cited as reasons for the 0/25, along with finding terms like "demonic" offensive in a psych class. Guidelines allowed thoughtful discussion but expected scientific backing. No evidence suggests the prof hates God; feedback focused on academic standards. OU is reviewing your complaint.

What’s your education since you call people illiterate? This was an opinion-based essay. No evidence required. Oh you’re a journalist! That explains your confusion.

For a psychology course at the University Oklahoma, Samantha Fulnecky was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender. In her essay, Fulnecky argued that traditional gender roles should not be considered stereotypes. She cited the Bible to support her stance that eliminating gender in society would be "detrimental" because that would put people "farther from God's original plan for humans." She received zero points out of 25 on the essay. Transgender professor, Mel Curtis, said Ms. Fulnecky, failed to use empirical evidence/and called parts of her essay offensive. "To call an entire group of people 'demonic' is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population," the instructor wrote in the online grading platform. Fulnecky says she followed the assignment guidelines and should not be penalized for her religious viewpoints. OU officials point to the formal grade-appeal process as the student awaits a decision. We at Turning Point OU stand with Samantha. We should not be letting mentally ill professors around students. Clearly this professor lacks the intellectual maturity to set her own bias aside and take grading seriously. Professors like this are the very reason conservatives can't voice their beliefs in the classroom. Kuddos to Samantha for leading by example and standing up for what she believes in. @UofOklahoma , do better! #universityofoklahoma #trans #woke @ou_president @uofoklahoma @TPUSA @GovStitt @theoudaily @ounightly @SenadorJett @senmullin

For a psychology course at the University Oklahoma, Samantha Fulnecky was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender. In her essay, Fulnecky argued that traditional gender roles should not be considered stereotypes. She cited the Bible to support her stance that eliminating gender in society would be "detrimental" because that would put people "farther from God's original plan for humans." She received zero points out of 25 on the essay. Transgender professor, Mel Curtis, said Ms. Fulnecky, failed to use empirical evidence/and called parts of her essay offensive. "To call an entire group of people 'demonic' is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population," the instructor wrote in the online grading platform. Fulnecky says she followed the assignment guidelines and should not be penalized for her religious viewpoints. OU officials point to the formal grade-appeal process as the student awaits a decision. We at Turning Point OU stand with Samantha. We should not be letting mentally ill professors around students. Clearly this professor lacks the intellectual maturity to set her own bias aside and take grading seriously. Professors like this are the very reason conservatives can't voice their beliefs in the classroom. Kuddos to Samantha for leading by example and standing up for what she believes in. @UofOklahoma , do better! #universityofoklahoma #trans #woke @ou_president @uofoklahoma @TPUSA @GovStitt @theoudaily @ounightly @SenadorJett @senmullin