What's become known
as the «Group of 46» letter to Stanford Provost John Etchemendy was filed in the Phills suit, and accuses the dean of presiding over «reprimands, censures, curtailing of responsibilities,
demotions, retribution for expressing concerns or raising issues, offensive behavior and decisions that have led directly to tangible employment actions such
as dismissals, undesirable reassignments, forced resignations, and inequitable access to promotion opportunities.»
Relinquishing tenure, which is not a guarantee of a job but rather a guarantee of a third party hearing in the event of
demotion or
dismissal, is not favored among educators, who see it
as one of very few important protections for teachers in North Carolina.