Walter Kehowski, a college professor in Arizona, was placed on leave in March because some of his coworkers were offended by his Thanksgiving e-mail that linked to George Washington's Thanksgiving address on Pat Buchanan’s Web site.
Now he has been reinstated by Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), allowing him to return to teaching in the fall. MCCCD has withdrawn the charges that Kehowski violated its policies, though it will restrict his use of the district e-mail system.
“This settlement is a crucial victory for freedom of expression and fundamental fairness,” Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, said in a statement. We're "pleased that MCCCD’s unjust treatment of Kehowski has finally ceased and that he will now be able to resume his life and his teaching.”
