Former Academic Counselor Alleges Discrimination in Lawsuit Against Auburn University
A former Auburn University academic counselor is suing the school for unspecified damages after his firing last week.
Travis Thomas Sr. and his attorney, Montgomery-based Julian McPhillips, state that Thomas was unfairly singled out for not reporting an eligibility issue with one of the Tigers’ football players who played in the 2020 Outback Bowl. He was fired from his $63,000 per year job on March 1.
The lawsuit claims that graduate transfer student Jay Jay Wilson somehow got a “D” grade changed to a “C” shortly before the 2020 bowl and was able to play in the game. Thomas contends he was not alerted to this until after the bowl game, but his supervisors became more and more critical of his work when he brought up the matter of the changed grade later.
