Several years ago, Macomb Community College suspended an English teacher for three days because he frequently used profanity in the classroom that was not germane to course subject matter. The teacher's response to this suspension and the administration's response to his actions prompted a series of countermeasures by each party, and culminated in the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Bonnell v. Lorenzo. The Court's opinion provides a useful guide to administrators charged with responsibility for both enforcing sexual harassment policy and upholding academic freedom under the First Amendment in a public institution.