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(Fox News) - A student at the University of Maine says a professor offered extra credit to class members if they burned the American flag or the constitution — or were arrested defending free speech. The Bangor Daily News reports sophomore Rebekah McDade says she dropped the mass communications class after Professor Paul Grosswiler made the statement. A second student also filed a complaint.

But another said Grosswiler was just trying to prove a point by being outlandish. The professor says McDade misunderstood his comments and that he does not intend for students to burn either the flag or the constitution. He says he refers to provocative examples to demonstrate the courage necessary to support free expression.