Adjunct Fitness Instructors at Arizona Community College Say They Were Fired Because They Are Old

By SARA LIPKA

Fifteen former adjunct fitness instructors at Mesa Community College are accusing the institution of age discrimination for firing them this summer. The group includes Theo J. Heap, 80, a former president of the college who later started teaching exercise there part-time.

The employees did not teach classes but served as trainers in the fitness center, part of the gym that bears Mr. Heap's name. They have filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.