A Tennessee State University professor is under fire after he appeared to yell in a student's face and threaten to fail him for no apparent reason in a video circulating online.
Students at the HBCU are calling for the professor, Robert Evins Pickard, to be fired following the incident that's gone viral on social media.
In a statement to local news station WSMV, TSU condemned Pickard's behavior.
“The University is aware of the incident identified in the video clip being distributed in the media, including on social media. TSU does not tolerate unprofessional behavior in its classrooms or otherwise directed at students," the statement reads. "The University is committed to providing a healthy and positive academic environment for all students. This incident runs afoul of the standard of behavior we expect from those charged with teaching and serving as role models for our students. The University has taken swift action, including personnel action, to address this incident.”
A student posted the video on Twitter, noting that this isn't the first time the professor has behaved in this manner.
In the video, Pickard appears to scream in a student's face, saying, “What is your name? Out! Get out! You have failed this course whatever your name is”
“I was so shocked like why would you yell at him like that?” TSU student Sheraya Rains said of the incident. “I think he should be fired.”
TSU declined to comment further on the situation due to its ongoing investigation, per WSMV.
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