The Oklahoma City University School of Law recently expelled a student for posting flyers. The flyers said, “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE.”
Dean Jim Roth and some students were rattled by the flyers’ message. The dean stated:
Despite what the intentions of that message may have been, the message reminds me of one fact that I know our community embraces — it’s okay to be EVERYBODY. Exclusion and hate will not be tolerated here. You are accepted at OCU Law no matter how you pray, what you look like, or who you love. And you always will be.
AboveTheLaw offered “kudos to the dean for handling a disgusting situation in the most gracious way.”
The Oklahoma City University School of Law hosts several race-based student groups, including the John E. Green Black Law Students Association, the Native American Law Students Association, and the Hispanic Law Student Association. There is no White Law Students Association.
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Meanwhile, President Trump signed an executive order that says Jewish people are a nationality — not just a religion — for purposes of federal civil rights law. The law always protects against discrimination on the basis of “race, color, or national origin,” but not always against religious discrimination. This executive order (EO) removes all ambiguity, and gives Jews just as much protection as blacks. ...
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