On the situation at Bowling Green

I try not to comment on internal departmental matters, unless there is substantial information in the public sphere (or I have substantial information that I have permission to share).  Thus, while I have noted some developments at Bowling Green, I have not weighed in on the merits, because there simply is not enough public information for doing so.  Alas, this has not stopped others, for example, here and here.  These accounts both adopt the perspective of Professor Christian Coons, whose job is on the line at Bowling Green.  His perspective may, in fact, be wholly correct, I simply do not know (it wins support from other public comments on social media by former faculty [Molly Gardner] and graduate students [David Faraci]).  What gives me pause is the following information that is also in the public record:

1.  The Ohio Attorney General's office appointed an independent investigator (an outside lawyer):  "Though the investigator did not find 'nefarious misconduct' or actions made in bad faith, she wrote that the rifts within the department ran deep and could at times be toxic."   Professor Coons subsequently attacked the impartiality and independence of the investigator who had failed to confirm his allegations.

2.  In response to a question from Jason Brennan, who asked Coons, "How many formal grievances have been filed against you over the past ten years at BGSU?", Professor Coons acknowledged that an astonishing 4 had been filed, although he added "only 1 had any legitimacy, I was trying to protect a colleague.Being rude/hostile seemed like the best technique to get to the bottom of it. A kind of 'I demand answers!!' type email. It was imprudent and probably an impartial mistake too."

These two facts lead me to suspect there is much more to the story, and I only mention them now because there is now so much chatter about this case on philosophy social media.  I very much hope Professor Coons does not lose his job, which is a very severe penalty that nothing in the public record, once again, would seem to support.