This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A student in a battle with a transgender teaching assistant at the University of Oklahoma has won.
The school has agreed to discard the TA's failing grade on an assignment done by the student.
The Daily Mail said student Samantha Fulnecky, a psychology student, forced the university "into stunning U-turn."
She got a zero grade on the assignment for citing the Bible in the opinion-based project.
She said, in an interview with the Oklahoman, that the assignment will have no effect on her class average, a result that followed her appeal to the school about the situation.
She charged she was targeted by religious discrimination.
School officials then confirmed there is "no academic harm to the student."
The controversy was over the teaching assistant's insistence that students parrot leftist ideologies about transgenderism.
Fulnecky had been ordered to respond with her opinions about another article on society's "gender expectations."
She emphasized the biblical teaching that there are two genders, calling the idea that there are more "demonic."
"Fulnecky noted the Bible supported her belief that eliminating gender would prove to be 'detrimental' because it would put humans 'farther from God's original plan,'" the report said.
The teaching assistant, Mel Curth, claimed to be offended by Fulnecky's opinions, and charged that in an opinion piece, Fulnecky "should have cited 'empirical evidence,'" the report said.
Curth punished Fulnecky with a score of zero out of 25 points.
Fulnecky said, "To be what I think is clearly discriminated against for my beliefs and using freedom of speech, and especially for my religious beliefs, I think that's just absurd."
The governor called for an investigation, because the result was "deeply concerning."
Fulnecky was awarded a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives' 98th District for "speaking from a foundation of truth," Rep. Gabe Woolley announced.
WND reported when Woolley confirmed he was getting vicious and lethal threats after defending Fulnecky.
Woolley shared the audio of one menacing message, stating: "Hi, this is a message for Rep. Gabe Woolley. Could you please pass this message on to him? Tell him to put a gun in his mouth and pull the trigger for all of our sakes. Thank you. Bye."
Curth, a man pretending to be a woman, had openly denigrated the student's references to the Bible and faith, and instead insisted she should adopt the teacher's ideologies. The teacher has since been removed from the classroom, as WorldNetDaily reported.
