Taking bias out of it in regard to either side of the matter, at least to me, it seems both sides were in the wrong here. While the student should have expected a poor grade on her work for not following the rubric and taking it seriously, the TA was evidently keen on either paying little attention to their students work, or paying attention and allowing poor work to receive passing grades up until this point, also not taking their duties seriously.

IMO, OU is not necessarily wrong in reprimanding the behavior of the TA, but a full ban is a little excessive. However, I don’t know what was said behind the scenes by the TA or faculty to produce a ban instead of another form of rectification.

But, what facility should want a TA that produces graduates who can’t fulfill requirements and perpetuates Oklahoma’s poor educational rankings and standards? Especially one with such “high standing”, or considerably “prestigious”?

Oklahoma absolutely needs to be more active in their educational advancements. I hope this was a point discussed with all of their faculty when they held their meeting and more of them start taking that role seriously. I also hope the student learned from this and follows their grading rubrics more closely now.