Professor Gets Trial Over False Sex Harassment Claim, Nonrenewal

A male former Navarro College art professor whose contract wasn’t renewed after a female professor falsely reported he was inappropriate with female students will have his gender discrimination and hostile work environment claims heard by a jury.

There is a genuine dispute of fact whether Jon Boles received a nonrenewal due to a “racially-tinged statement,” was treated less favorably than other non-male employees, and suffered an adverse employment action, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Dec. 9.

The court granted Navarro summary judgment on Boles’s retaliation claims, though, because they either didn’t include protected activity, ...