Calls the students a disgrace to the school.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: A Texas A&M Galveston professor has failed his entire Strategic Management class after reaching his “breaking point,” according to KPRC Houston.
Irvin Horwitz informed his class of their imminent failing grades in an email that called them a disgrace to the school. In it he cited examples of students cheating, telling him to “chill out,” and inappropriate conduct. He claimed students spread untrue rumors about him online, and he said at one point he even felt the need to have police protection in class.
“I was dealing with cheating, dealing with individuals swearing at me both in and out of class, it got to the point that the school had to put security guards at that class and another class,†Horwitz told CBS Houston. He said students’ complete lack of maturity and general incompetence proved they weren’t fit to enter the workforce.
“This class is unique. I have never failed a class, it is very rare that I fail students, sometimes learning incorporates tough love,†said Horwitz.
Students who received the email informing them they would fail the course expressed shock.
However, the university’s vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Patrick Louchouarn, stated while administrators respect Horwitz, his failing grades won’t be upheld.
“None of them have failed until the end of the class, meaning the only reason a student would fail is because he or she has not performed the expectations for that particular class,†Louchouran told KPRC.
School officials revealed the department head will temporarily replace Horwitz as the course’s instructor until the end of the semester.