Dive Summary:
- A longtime Fresno (Calif.) City College instructor told colleagues this week that he was fired from his position after a confrontation with a student.
- There is disagreement on what took place during the incident, though in a police report the student said she cursed at the instructor and punched him in the face, but said that was because he had used his forearm to pin her to a wall.
- The school said it would have no comment on the personnel matter.
From the article:
... There is disagreement on what happened next, though both sides agree Gomez called Calhoun an "a--hole." Nuttall says she used more curse words and Calhoun ended up with broken glasses and a tooth knocked out. In the police report, Gomez admitted to cursing at Calhoun and then punching him in the face, but said that was because he had grabbed her left arm and used his forearm to pin her neck against a wall. He then allegedly lifted Gomez and slammed her onto the floor before other students pulled him away. ...