A University of California Davis professor who came under heavy criticism for a social media post that appeared to threaten extreme violence against U.S. journalists reporting on Israel, and their children, will keep their job.

Professor Jemma Decristo had posted on X on Oct. 10, 2023: “one group of ppl we have easy access to in the US is all these zionist journalists who spread propaganda and misinformation … they have houses w addresses, kids in school, they can fear their bosses, but they should fear us more.”

The post ended with a knife emoji, an ax emoji, and three red drops of blood. The professor subsequently described it as satire.

Decristo, an American Studies scholar, is a biological male who identifies as female. The post, which was made just a few days after deadly terrorist attacks against Israel by Hamas that killed more than 1,100 civilians, went viral among conservative pundits.

It created massive uproar, sparked fear and concern among the Jewish and Israeli campus community, and prompted donors to threaten to pull funding.

An investigation was launched, and a 28-page report detailing its outcome was made public this week by UC Davis activist Beth Bourne, a self-described mom “questioning gender ideology in CA schools.”

“Shocked but not surprised. Four months after I submitted a public records request, UC Davis finally released its Confidential Investigation Report about Jemma Decristo, a far-left, trans-identified assistant professor in the American Studies department,” Bourne posted on X on Jan. 5.

“Formerly named Jeramy Marcus Decristo, the professor continues to receive a $9991.67/month salary, though he hasn’t taught a class since Fall 2023 when he was placed on administrative leave after it was revealed he called for ‘Zionist journalists’ & their children to be hacked or stabbed to death.”

Bourne posted a photo of UC Davis’ response to a records request that denoted Decristo’s salary and employment history as including from October 2023 through today. A California public record database confirms the professor’s salary.

“A faculty panel recommended in June last year that she be censured, but the chancellor, Gary S. May, went further. In August, in addition to the letter of censure, he suspended her for the academic quarter that ended this week. About two months of that was without pay,” the Chronicle of Higher Education reported this week.

“DeCristo, who hasn’t been teaching since the firestorm over her post, won’t be teaching next quarter. (The university would only say that schedules are determined by department chairs, working with professors).”

Decristo could not immediately be reached for comment by The College Fix on Wednesday. The professor did not respond to the Chronicle’s nor the New York Post’s requests for comment.

The investigative report concluded:

Our findings reflect the complexity of the situation, as well as the serious consequences of the post. We carefully considered the fact that Professor was targeted by the right-wing media, that she did not intend for this post to be read by anyone outside of her social circle, and that her social circle would have understood it to be satire. We found that Professor did not intend for the post to be taken seriously or hope that it would be read as a call to violence. However, because of the nature of the post, and because of the widespread fear, hurt, and anxiety that it caused, we find that Professor conduct was not justified by the University’s Ethical Principles, and that some discipline is warranted.

A Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression representative told the Chronicle that Decristo’s post could not be considered a true threat since it did not include a specific target and show an intent to commit violence, and that under court precedent professors cannot legally be punished for the reactions others have to their social media posts.

“Investigators found no evidence that DeCristo had said anything that made people uncomfortable the way the October 10 post did. Her posts, though, were provocative, investigators pointed out. After a fire was set at the Israeli Embassy in Jordan, she posted ‘HELL YEAH,’ adding three Palestinian flag emojis. DeCristo said that was meant to be hyperbolic,” the Chronicle reported.

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