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Mike Cernovich
Fresno State University public health professor Dr. Gregory Thatcher  recruited students from  his  class to help deface the Fresno State Students for Life sidewalk chalk.
 Thatcher  allegedly harassed and intimidated the group  accusing them of chalking outside the free speech zone on campus -- which hadn't existed at the school since 2015.
“What  the professor  did was wrong  and the only permit a student needs to speak on campus is the First Amendment ” the pro-life club’s president  Bernadette Tasy  told Fox News.
Tasy captured an exchange between herself and  Thatcher  in a video clip of the incident.
“Free speech is free speech in the free speech area ”  Thatcher  is heard telling Tasy. “It’s a pretty simple concept  okay? This does not constitute a free speech area. Okay?”
After Tasy insisted they had permission from the university   Thatcher  started erasing the chalk with  his  shoe.
“You have permission to put it down  and I have permission to get rid of it. This is our part of free speech. College campuses are not free speech areas ”  Thatcher  said  “Do you understand? Obviously you don’t understand.”
As part of the settlement  in which Alliance Defending Freedom represented FSSL   Thatcher  will pay $1 000 to Tasy and $1 000 to another student  Jesus Herrera  along with some attorneys’ fees. The professor is also required to undergo First Amendment training to be provided by ADF.
 Thatcher  told Fox News  he  won’t have to pay a penny out of  his  own pocket because the settlement was made through  his  insurance company.
“I did not  in any way  admit to any wrongdoing ”  Thatcher  said. “I did agree to sit through a training seminar because I love to learn others’ thoughts and opinions.”
“The important thing is that  Dr. Thatcher  won’t be able to interfere with our expressive activities again ”  she  said.
“Public university professors should be encouraging free speech and not erasing it from existence ”  she  said.
Travis Barham  ADF Legal Counsel  said  Thatcher  was “in a league of  his  own” with such a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.
Fresno State University did not respond to request for comment.  Thatcher  remains listed as faculty in the Department of Public Health  as noted by the College Fix.
Fresno State University public health professor Dr. Gregory Thatcher  recruited students from  his  class to help deface the Fresno State Students for Life sidewalk chalk.
 Thatcher  allegedly harassed and intimidated the group  accusing them of chalking outside the free speech zone on campus -- which hadn't existed at the school since 2015.
“What  the professor  did was wrong  and the only permit a student needs to speak on campus is the First Amendment ” the pro-life club’s president  Bernadette Tasy  told Fox News.
Tasy captured an exchange between herself and  Thatcher  in a video clip of the incident.
“Free speech is free speech in the free speech area ”  Thatcher  is heard telling Tasy. “It’s a pretty simple concept  okay? This does not constitute a free speech area. Okay?”
After Tasy insisted they had permission from the university   Thatcher  started erasing the chalk with  his  shoe.
“You have permission to put it down  and I have permission to get rid of it. This is our part of free speech. College campuses are not free speech areas ”  Thatcher  said  “Do you understand? Obviously you don’t understand.”
As part of the settlement  in which Alliance Defending Freedom represented FSSL   Thatcher  will pay $1 000 to Tasy and $1 000 to another student  Jesus Herrera  along with some attorneys’ fees. The professor is also required to undergo First Amendment training to be provided by ADF.
 Thatcher  told Fox News  he  won’t have to pay a penny out of  his  own pocket because the settlement was made through  his  insurance company.
“I did not  in any way  admit to any wrongdoing ”  Thatcher  said. “I did agree to sit through a training seminar because I love to learn others’ thoughts and opinions.”
“The important thing is that  Dr. Thatcher  won’t be able to interfere with our expressive activities again ”  she  said.
“Public university professors should be encouraging free speech and not erasing it from existence ”  she  said.
Travis Barham  ADF Legal Counsel  said  Thatcher  was “in a league of  his  own” with such a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.
Fresno State University did not respond to request for comment.  Thatcher  remains listed as faculty in the Department of Public Health  as noted by the College Fix.