"At that point, I said that whereas I had risked my life to defend my country while in the Air Force, I was not willing to risk my life to teach a class with an unmasked student during this pandemic," said the college professor.
You ever be such an asshole your professor resigns in the middle of class.
So make them fire you. You can make a much bigger stink (shit, you might have a lawsuit) if you get fired than if you quit. And "school fires beloved professor emeritus over mask policy" gets you just as much martyrdom press as "professor resigns over mask policy," if not more.
Sometimes you have to press the issue instead of giving them what they want and hoping they feel bad about it.
So make them fire you. You can make a much bigger stink (shit, you might have a lawsuit) if you get fired than if you quit. And "school fires beloved professor emeritus over mask policy" gets you just as much martyrdom press as "professor resigns over mask policy," if not more.
Sometimes you have to press the issue instead of giving them what they want and hoping they feel bad about it.