Professors organization Defend BYU's Jones
Via 911blogger:
KUTV: "PROVO A national organization is coming out in support of a BYU professor placed on paid leave for his controversial theories about the September 11th attacks. The American Association of University Professors says the school should not have placed the physics professor on leave for statements made outside of the classroom.
Steven Jones has published a paper suggesting the World Trade Center towers fell because of pre-set demolition charges -- not just because they were struck by planes. General secretary for the AAUP Roger Bowen says academic freedom also protects statements professors make outside the classroom.
Jones says he only discussed his theory in class after students asked him questions about it.
A spokeswoman for Brigham Young University says what Jones said in the classroom and how careful he was about disclaimers are subjects of the university review"
9/11 911 Steven Jones
KUTV: "PROVO A national organization is coming out in support of a BYU professor placed on paid leave for his controversial theories about the September 11th attacks. The American Association of University Professors says the school should not have placed the physics professor on leave for statements made outside of the classroom.
Steven Jones has published a paper suggesting the World Trade Center towers fell because of pre-set demolition charges -- not just because they were struck by planes. General secretary for the AAUP Roger Bowen says academic freedom also protects statements professors make outside the classroom.
Jones says he only discussed his theory in class after students asked him questions about it.
A spokeswoman for Brigham Young University says what Jones said in the classroom and how careful he was about disclaimers are subjects of the university review"
9/11 911 Steven Jones
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