San Diego School Officials to Face Professor’s Claim Over Slurs

A San Diego State University philosophy professor, who was suspended after using racial and gender slurs during classes, may proceed with a free speech claim against school administrators, a federal court said.

Use of a racial slur as part of the class curriculum was protected speech, Judge Todd W. Robinson said in a Sept. 20 opinion for the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

J. Angelo Corlett taught at SDSU for years and had gotten generally good reviews. Corlett taught three courses in the spring of 2022, including Philosophy 200, Critical Thinking and Composition; Philosophy 328, Philosophy, ...