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A former lecturer at the Baylor University School of Music claims in a lawsuit that school officials discriminated against him and breached a contract while snubbing him for tenure and firing him.

Lawrence Streetman, who now lives in Richmond, Kentucky, is seeking $700,000 in damages, including lost tuition for his children, in his lawsuit against Baylor, filed last week in Waco’s 74th State District Court. Streetman filed the lawsuit himself and is not represented by an attorney.

Streetman worked three years in Baylor’s voice division and was named one of Baylor’s “Most Impactful Educators” in January 2017, according to the lawsuit. Despite a good job performance review the year before, Streetman was not granted tenure and was fired in February 2017.

Baylor spokesman Jason Cook said the university has not been served with the lawsuit and declined comment.

Streetman’s lawsuit alleges Baylor violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Texas Whistleblower Act, breached its contract with him and made “misrepresentations” to him.

The suit claims that a Baylor official used Streetman’s “volume and tone of voice, which he describes as aggressive and threatening” as grounds to fire him.