The Commonwealth Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate Bloomsburg University assistant professor John Barrett, who was fired for having sexual relationships with two of his former students.

In a May 16 nonprecedential opinion in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania v. Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, a three-judge panel of the appellate court affirmed the arbitrator’s finding that Barrett’s conduct did not violate the university’s policies against sexual harassment and discrimination.