that she told Dr. Shaw not to return to her class. In fact, during the October 15, 2015, meeting, Dr. Stokes never specifically denied that she told Dr. Shaw and Dr. Wheeler not to return to her class.

Because she could not return to Dr. Stokes' English class, Dr. Shaw was not able to gather information to improve the faculty's implementation of the accelerated learning program in Dr. Stokes' classes. 1 HR 48:30, et sequa.

Dr. April Fallon, another KSU English professor called as a witness for Dr. Stokes, wrote to Dr. Shaw during this time complaining about the implementation of the accelerated learning program. HE 5. In her letter, Dr. Fallon criticizes Dr. Shaw for observing her class. Dr. Fallon alleged that "class observations are performed by one's peers within their field of expertise. It is unprecedented at KSU to be observed by a third party administrator." Id. To justify this complaint, in her letter Dr. Fallon cited the KSU Faculty Handbook Policy on Evaluation, Section 2.5.2, and Appendix I under the Comprehensive Evaluation System. Id. Dr. Fallon made this same unsupported allegation in her testimony. Neither party introduced this policy into the evidentiary record.

Dr. Stokes similarly testified that a KSU faculty handbook policy was violated when Dr. Shaw and Dr. Wheeler observed her class. But Dr. Stokes likewise could not cite a specific faculty handbook policy that supported her assertion. 2 HR 1:34.

During the hearing, the Hearing Officer asked the Petitioner's counsel to file a copy of the handbook policy that supported Dr. Stokes' contention that Dr. Shaw's observation of her class violated university policy. Then, in a post-hearing order, the Hearing Officer ordered the parties to "file in the record copies of all the relevant pages from the Faculty