College cannot force Calif. professor to embed DEI practices in classroom, judge rules

College cannot force Calif. professor to embed DEI practices in classroom, judge rules

A California community college professor cannot be required to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility practices in his classroom, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is the latest development in a nearly three-year-old lawsuit filed by Daymon Johnson, a history professor at Bakersfield College, part of the Kern Community College District. Johnson is also faculty lead of the… Source

Federal judge shields professor from termination over DEI criticism, but upholds mandatory training

A federal judge ruled Friday that Bakersfield College and the Kern Community College District cannot fire tenured history professor Daymon Johnson for criticizing DEI and "cultural Marxism," granting a preliminary injunction that bars the institutions from investigating, disciplining, or terminating him over his political speech. The ruling is a significant First Amendment win, but it came with a catch. As reported by Just The News, U.S. Distric…