1. You made it a practice (as announced to the class at the start of the term) to swear in the classroom, using such words as 'shit,' 'damn,' 'fuck,' and 'ass.'

2. In relating a newspaper account of an act of necrophilia, you said that one doesn't expect to receive a serious 'butt-fucking" afier being dead for two weeks.

3. In discussing President Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky, you said that he received a 'blow job' from her. This term was used by you twice.

4. You remarked two or three times that "tits on a nun are as useful as balls on a priest."

In September, 1993 all faculty were informed that discipline will be imposed for the gratuitous and regular use of vulgar or obscene language in the classroom. In February, 1996 all faculty were informed that classroom speech is insulated from the College's sexual harassment policy only if it is germane to course content as measured by professional standards. In July, 1997 all faculty were informed that the "regular use of profane, vulgar, or obscene speech in the classroom which is not germane to course content (and thus educational purpose) as measured by professional standards will lead to the imposition of discipline." In March, 1998, you alone were warned that "the principle of academic freedom under the First Amendment serves to protect the utterance [of the words 'fuck,' 'cunt,' and 'pussy'] only if they are germane to course content as measured by professional standards" and that "general use in the classroom of [these words] outside a professional exegesis may compel the conclusion that you are creating a hostile learning environment requiring disciplinary action." In view of these prior warnings and the defiance you have expressed in face of them, you are to be suspended from your teaching duties without pay for three days, commencing February 1, 1999 and ending February 3, 1999.

cc: Rose Bellanca
Richard Peters
Marie Baeckeroot, Grievance Coordinator, MCCFO
Personnel