Mel Curth, a graduate teaching assistant, wrote as part of the grading process that she had deducted points because Fulnecky submitted a “paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive,” according to the screenshots of her messages. Magana introduced Fulnecky to Shane Jett, a state senator and the chair of the Freedom Caucus in Oklahoma, and Bob Linn, head of the Original Constitutional Principles Affecting Culture, or OCPAC, a prominent Christian group aligned with hard-right Republicans in the state. A number of students in Turning Point USA chapters and local media showed up to hear her speak, and the group played a video message from Walters in which he hailed Fulnecky as a “hero.” Gabe Woolley, a Republican state representative from the Tulsa area, presented her at the meeting with a Citation of Recognition for going public with her grading dispute.
Author: Tyler Kingkade, Jo Yurcaba
Published at: 2025-12-14 23:30:00
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