[THECOLLEGEFIX] A conservative professor and former police officer lost his job at St. Philip’s College in San Antonio after he allowed debate on topics including homosexuality and policing, the second professor at the school to be forced out in the last semester.Will Moravits told The College Fix that in all his class discussions he tells his students that the classroom "is a place where all opinions are welcomed and encouraged, but not required. I also remind them that if they feel uncomfortable, they have my permission to excuse themselves from the discussion."
Moravits’ situation should not be confused with that of Johnson Varkey, a biology professor at St. Philip’s who says he was fired for teaching that sex is determined by chromosomes.
After classes on police brutality and LGBTQ culture a student complained to the college and said Moravits’ open discussions made the student "uncomfortable." The resulting complaints led to him being removed from teaching, despite having an agreement that ran through the spring 2024 semester.