Article: Fired MCC professors claim discrimination: College argues that fitness instructors weren't qualified.

Byline: Ryan Gabrielson

Sep. 8--Mesa Community College has fired 15 veteran fitness professors, including a former college president, arguing they aren't qualified to teach classes they've led for years. The part-time professors, on the other hand, accuse MCC officials of replacing them because of their age, not their qualifications. They recently filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Theo Heap, 80, has worked at the college since it opened in 1966. He taught classes, coached teams and, for six years starting in 1978, he ran the entire campus as president. Heap began teaching exercise part time in ...

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