An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students 'based on their backgrounds and identities.
STANFORD — ''Without prejudging the matter, this report is a cause for serious concern. Academic freedom does not permit the identity-based targeting of students,' Stanford said in a statement Wednesday.'The instructor in this course is not currently teaching while the university works to ascertain the facts of the situation,' the statement continued.The instructor, who is not a faculty member, has not been named. CNN has reached out to the instructor for comment.
They're just kids.'The Stanford instructor's alleged comments came during two classes Tuesday, with a total of 18 students, during which the instructor announced the day's lesson would focus on colonialism, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The outlet cited Jewish student leaders who spoke with students in the course called College 101, a required class for first-year students.
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