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An\u00a0American Civil Liberties Union\u00a0official in Kentucky chastised Transylvania University over the weekend\u00a0for accepting Nicholas Sandmann as a student, calling the move a “stain” on the institution.<\/p>\n

Sandmann made headlines back in January 2019 when a Native American activist stood in front of the teen and began chanting in his face during a pro-life rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.\u00a0Sandmann, who was wearing a MAGA hat at the time and is a supporter of President Trump<\/a>, held his ground and smiled at the man as he continued to talk in his face.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes anyone else think it\u2019s a bit of a stain on Transylvania University for accepting Nick Sandman [sic]? I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a \u201cboth sides\u201d defense, but it\u2019s pretty counter to their mission and another instance of there not actually being equal sides to an issue,\u201d ACLU\u2019s\u00a0Samuel Crankshaw said in a\u00a0Facebook post<\/a>, according to The National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The comment has since been taken down.<\/p>\n

Following the confrontation back in 2019, outlets such as CNN and The Washington Post were accused of purposely casting Sandmann — and his fellow Covington Catholic students — as the main aggressors with misleading reporting.\u00a0Both outlets<\/a>\u00a0ultimately reached a legal settlement<\/a> with Sandmann after he sued them in court for\u00a0$250 million.<\/p>\n

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The defamation suit sought damages for the\u00a0“emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered” in the fallout of the network’s reporting — and lawyers for Sandmann have said they will target other major outlets who reported on the story in the same way.<\/p>\n

An assistant professor and diversity scholar at Transylvania\u00a0Unversity, Avery Tompkins, shared a comment on the post before it was taken down, calling Sandmann’s \u201cpublic behavior and rhetoric atrocious and uninformed,” adding that the young student must accept his class as gospel, The National Review reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t not admit academically qualified students due to their political and personal views,” he said. “If he ends up in my Intro class, fine. He might learn something that is actually based on research and evidence.”<\/p>\n

Tompkins added that Sandmann is part of groups that hold \u201canti-intellectualist views\u201d and would see the professor\u00a0“as part of some liberal brainwashing machine, but signing up for Transy and my class means he is required to learn that information, even if he disagrees.\u201d<\/p>\n

The professor continued: \u201cIf he were to cause problems by being disruptive, trolling, or engaging in unethical behavior of any kind, I would immediately document it (just like I would for any student doing the same thing)\u2026and he would just be putting himself in a position for me to file a conduct report.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tompkins later issued an apology saying,\u00a0\u201cI want to apologize for my mistake in singling out a student and any misunderstandings that arose from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my favorite things about working at a liberal arts institution is that our community has diverse perspectives,\u201d he continued. \u201cAll students, faculty and staff are able to engage in civil discourse with those whose views may be different from their own, and to learn about those views in an academic setting. I value and support these conversations with students, and I know that students value these conversations with their peers as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The university said in a statement to\u00a0National Review on Tuesday that it would be reviewing the situation and that \u201cTransylvania, like nearly every campus, is composed of those holding the full range of viewpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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