She had taught for 20 years at LSU.

FIRE reports.

Firing of LSU Professor Who Used Profanity in the Classroom Raises Concerns

Last week, Louisiana State University (LSU) associate professor Teresa Buchanan learned that she was fired from LSU as a result of what she’s calling a “witch hunt.”

In April, a faculty review committee ruled on Buchanan’s use of curse words and sex-themed jokes, recommending corrective action but unanimously voting against her firing. LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander ignored the committee’s advice and took the situation further by asking LSU’s Board of Supervisors to fire Buchanan.

Buchanan appealed to LSU’s Board of Supervisors, citing her satisfactory performance reviews and arguing that her use of profanity in the classroom did not qualify as sexual harassment. The Advocate reports:

The 20-year veteran of LSU argues that she has never sexually harassed anyone, though she acknowledged using profanity every so often and making jokes to keep the attention of her students or to jolt them to consider classroom issues they hadn’t considered.