LSU released a statement Thursday reaffirming its commitment to academic freedom and professional conduct following a district judge’s order that the university allow tenured law professor Ken Levy to return to the classroom.

Levy was removed from his classes pending a university investigation into comments he allegedly made during class that were critical of Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump, also using expletives to do so according to a transcript obtained by WAFB.

Shortly after his sidelining, Levy sued LSU on First Amendment grounds and for violating its own tenure policy, resulting in the temporary restraining order allowing him to return.

According to the statement, LSU “values the rights of its faculty to engage in scholarly discourse and express diverse viewpoints,” but also holds that “faculty members are expected to conduct themselves in a civil manner, with respect for the rights, views, and opinions of others.”

Additionally, the statement asserts that faculty are not to use the classroom to air personal grievances irrelevant to the course, demean or threaten students with differing viewpoints or engage in unnecessary profanity.

The university has pledged to continue their investigation into Levy in accordance with its bylaws.