NORMAN, Okla. —

A University of Oklahoma student is in the national spotlight for claiming religious discrimination after she failed a psychology essay.

Samantha Fulnecky, a junior at OU, received a zero on an assignment, asking students to react to an article on gender roles. After receiving her grade, she filed a complaint with the university.

What we know

Who is Samantha Fulnecky?

Fulnecky is a junior at OU. She is from Nixa, Missouri, according to a biography on OU Women's Tennis page. She was listed on the Women's Tennis roster for the 2024-25 season.

She spoke to sister station KOCO after filing the complaint against the professor.

"I gave my opinion, and, not just my opinion, but that's like the Bible says that God created male and female, and anything that's not from God,

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