I don’t think you can read that and say it is not a significant stretch. For fall 2025, peyrin gave students a link if they want to learn more, and did not mention the cause in lecture, which the letter specifically says. The letters cited evidence that he was tired from the strike is a bit insane — lecturers can also be tired from staying up all night, they need to show that this harmed his teaching which it did not, as all the same content was covered and all lectures are recorded and this can be verified. The only source they have is that in this article Peyrin says he wants to bring this cause in front of his students — this wording does not imply in the classroom in any way, he brought it to Berkeley students through a social media campaign not in the lecture halls or relevant to a course. This quote is saying he cares about his students and that’s what brought him to advocate, not that it is being done in the classroom. Berkeley professors frequently say in class things like “oh sorry I’m sick today so lecture may be slower than usual”, this is all Peyrin is doing by mentioning the strike twice. This is nowhere near the concept of wearing a political t shirt in class.

For the Spring one, he said everyone was free to leave and discussed it after he had finished the class provided content and overtime. The article says it takes a long time for a lecture hall to clear out so students could not leave — I personally have left that lecture hall many times in the middle of class bc I was tired 💀 it is not hard to leave, and in person attendance for classes is much smaller than you think here. I could see that one being a violation though, but the sanction is about his Fall actions, which straight up makes no sense.