Who is "wrong" Student or Teacher

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(05-14-2018, 03:02 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Student is wrong.

12 students other than Chai in the room when this happened.  11 of the 12 wrote a letter in support of the teacher.  See the link in the story in the OP.

From that letter:

Quote:After Letitia left, our professor listened and agreed with many of the student’s comments and criticisms.

She wholeheartedly agreed that her initial comment was about professionalism rather than the “male
gaze” mentioned in the student discussion. She also apologized for her choice of words, acknowledging
that the notion of “short shorts” on women carries a lot of cultural and political baggage. Unfortunately,
because Letitia was not in the room, she was not able to hear these comments, and we believe this
contributed to the miscommunication.

After giving Letitia some space and seeing the international student (mentioned in her post) leave, our

professor approached Letitia and spoke with her while the rest of us were in the classroom. We cannot

comment on what transpired during their interaction outside, but afterwards, our professor returned to tell
us that Letitia was “gracious enough to return and give her speech.”

Still not saying the student was right necessarily...but for clarity the supporting letter says the professor came to an understanding after the student left and they do not know how the conversation went after except what the professor told her.