Marymount Manhattan professor slept during anti-racism town hall, students say
The professor said the camera caught her at the wrong angle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Students at pricey Marymount Manhattan College are demanding a veteran professor be fired for allegedly falling asleep during an anti-racism Zoom meeting.
Students at the Upper East Side school claim Patricia Simon, a theater arts associate professor, took a snooze during the virtual town hall last month, and have collected [1,902] petition signatures.
Petition organizer Caitlin Gagnon said, “This action has only capitalized on a pattern of negligence and disrespect that Patricia Simon has exhibited over and over again.”
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Gagnon included a photo of the 30-year prof, and also accused her of enabling “sizeist” staffers.
Simon told The Post the camera caught her at the wrong angle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I was at no time asleep or disinterested. My ears were open … My heart was open as well,” she said.