In order to “create an open environment and make people comfortable.” She wasn’t doing anything that her colleagues don’t do every day. She didn’t even stop to think what she was doing is illegal because she is so thoroughly steeped in anti religious bigotry that she was 100% convinced what she was doing was correct and moral. In her mind, what she did was one of the main purposes of her job.

She should absolutely be fired and USU should pay a huge penalty to Maile. The state should also conduct a thorough review of the school’s hiring practices and make the necessary changes. Tax payers should not stand for this.