BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — A Michigan professor suspended for making a provocative video for his history students won’t be returning to class any time soon.
A federal judge rejected Barry Mehler’s request for immediate reinstatement Wednesday and set a March 7 hearing on his bid for a preliminary injunction.
The 74-year-old Mehler was suspended with pay earlier this month after making a sarcastic 14-minute video that included profanity and criticism of Ferris State University’s COVID-19 policies.
His attorneys say the professor was wrongly punished for expressing free speech.
Mehler says he was performing when he used salty language in the video.
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