Maryland professor is fired for harassment after ‘making at least 11 female students remove their shirts and stand in their bras so he could inspect their breasts’
- Professor also commented on the students’ half-naked bodies in ‘demonstration’
A professor at a Maryland college has been fired for sexual harassment after ‘making at least 11 female students remove their shirts and stand in their bras so he could inspect their breasts’.
The Montgomery College professor also allegedly commented on the students’ half-naked bodies in what he called a ‘medical demonstration’.
Soon after, the students reported the harassment and the school forced him to take paid leave pending a Title IX investigation. He was then fired within three months.
In a summary of the case, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cited evidence that the professor – whose name remains anonymous – ‘required’ at least 11 female students to ‘remove their shirts and wear only sports bras’.
A professor at Montgomery College (pictured) made ‘at least 11 female students remove their shirts and stand in their bras so he could inspect their breasts’.
In a letter to Montgomery College President Dr. Jermaine F. Williams the OCR also said: ‘After removing their shirts, [students] put on their lab jackets for modesty purposes, but the Professor demanded that they remove their jackets.
‘The Professor also commented on students’ nipples and breast positioning and asked the students to separate their breasts so they could conduct the assessment.’
The OCR did not make clear what ‘medical demonstration’ the professor was conducting but stated that it ‘did not require the clothing removal, or the bodily commentary’.
Despite the college taking steps to inform the students and offer support to any affected, some told the OCR they were not notified.
‘The Complainant asserts that after the incident was reported to College staff, the College failed to interview the Student, provide her with information about her rights and options pursuant to Title IX, and provide the Student with notice of the outcome of its investigation,’ the letter stated.
After an intervention by the OCR, all affected students were handed written acknowledgements of the incident.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon said: ‘The shameful underlying facts in this investigation — of a college professor subjecting his entire class to sexual harassment as a condition of instruction — are galling and categorically unacceptable under Title IX.’
The school will also provide OCR with the results of its 2022 Title IX climate survey as well as a summary of the steps taken ‘to ensure college students are able to access their education free from discrimination.’
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