HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — A Northern Kentucky University (NKU) professor who instigated the destruction of a school-approved, pro-life display was placed on leave April 17.
NKU President Jim Votruba announced the action April 18, saying literature professor Sally Jacobsen had been removed from her classes through the end of the semester. Jacobsen already had decided to retire after the semester to close 27 years of teaching at the school. Jacobsen reportedly led about 10 students April 12 in removing and throwing in the trash 400 crosses that made up a pro-life display titled the Cemetery of the Innocents. Jacobsen acknowledged she invited students during a break in a British literature class to destroy the display, according to The Cincinnati Post. Jacobsen declined to say if she took part, but a photo in the Internet edition of the school’s newspaper appeared to show her destroying the display’s sign, while small, white crosses lay on the ground around her, according to The Post.
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