instructor at the beginning of the fall 2015 semester for her English 101 class that is featured in the charges against her.
Charge 34 of the April 22, 2016, Notification of Charges states as follows:
Dr. Stokes improperly prevented Dr. Erin Wheeler and Dr. Lorna Shaw from observing her class, even though Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Shaw are faculty members and part of the Academic Affairs executive leadership. Section 2.9.2(a) of the Faculty Handbook requires faculty members to “respect the rights of all campus members to pursue their academic and administrative activities.” Dr. Stokes allowed Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Shaw to enter her class on one occasion but subsequently informed them that they were not to return. Dr. Stokes's actions hindered Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Shaw's efforts to assess how they could further provide needed and appropriate academic assistance to students in Dr. Stokes's classes, consequently inhibiting them from fulfilling their academic and administrative duties. The actions of Dr. Stokes in this regard constitute a neglect or refusal to perform her duties, which is cause for termination under KRS 164.360(3).
Concerning Charge 3 quoted above, Section 2.9.2(a) of the KSU Faculty Handbook governing “Faculty Responsibilities” states, “Faculty members shall respect the rights of all campus members to pursue their academic and administrative responsibilities.” HE 2, p. 2-38.
The evidence shows, as detailed hereafter, that Dr. Stokes improperly told Dr. Erin Wheeler and Dr. Lorna Shaw not to return to one of her English classes after they had observed her class on one occasion.
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