Sam Joeckel was put on a leave of absence from Palm Beach Atlantic University last month after he was accused of “indoctrinating students.”

His offense?

The syllabus included a unit on Racial Justice.

Now his contract has been terminated after teaching at the conservative Christian university for 21 years.

“Apparently, I was indoctrinating students, that’s what the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences told me when I asked him to elaborate with what’s wrong with my racial justice unit,” Joeckel told WPBF.

The syllabus also included a unit on comedy and humor; and gothic and horror. Click here to read it.

Joeckel told media outlets he’s taught the same unit on racial justice for 12 years without any complaints. After one parent complained this year, he was put on a leave of absence while a final decision would be made. Last week his contract was officially terminated. He was never told any specifics of the complaint, only that he was accused of “indoctrinating” students.

PBAU is located in West Palm Beach and is a private university.


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