[blue72]

- Credit to Odle Hornet who posted on SWAC Page:
- An 88-year-old professor in Georgia resigned in the middle of class because a student refused to wear a mask over her nose: 'That's it. I'm retired.'​

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An 88-year-old professor in Georgia resigned in the middle of class because a student refused to wear a mask over her nose: 'That's it. I'm retired.'
Irwin Bernstein told the student he had underlying health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, that made him more susceptible to harsh COVID symptoms.
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An 88-year-old professor at the University of Georgia declared his retirement during a class when a student refused to wear her face mask properly.

Professor Irwin Bernstein told the University of Georgia's student newspaper, The Red & Black, that one of his students had shown up to his class on the second day of school without a mask. When a peer gave the student a mask to wear in class, she did not wear it across her face properly. She said she found it difficult to breathe with the mask over her nose, the most effective way to wear a face covering, health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Bernstein asked her numerous times to wear the mask correctly, he told The Red & Black. The student ignored each request, he said.

"Whereas I had risked my life to defend my country while in the Air Force, I was not willing to risk my life to teach a class with an unmasked student during this Pandemic," said Bernstein, who taught psychology.

[Strike79]

 …………..you know what, I applaud old dude taking that action. I guess he just got tired of trying to talk some sense into these stupid muthaf’ers and just said phuck it, I’m out.   

Don’t blame the professor one bit. 

[‘87 Alum]

You’d think UGA would discipline the student vs losing an assumed tenured professor….

[SSUTigerFan]

The USGA wants to get rid of old professor anyway.

[Capler]

The USGA wants to get rid of old professor anyway.

That's what I was thinking. This ain't no country for old folk.

[soflorattler]

The dean of that department is thinking "Your arse should have been gone 23 years ago."

[Strike79]

The USGA wants to get rid of old professor anyway.

That's what I was thinking. This ain't no country for old folk.

……unlike, say, Japanese culture, where senior citizens are REVERED.   

[j1908]

You know, I still don't understand why folks just don't respect other people. I bet the student wouldn't want anyone to go near his/her grandparents unmasked. It's basic common courtesy.

I went into HD the other day and realized I forgot my mask. I apologized to the young man helping me order my doors ( in which they didn't have) for leaving my mask in the car. There was a plexi in place and I made sure I stayed behind the plexi while speaking.