<p>Interesting, the Dean does not deny her story re the dismissal. Also, I am amazed at his attacks on this student w/o explaining what actually happened between them. Rice obviously did not discount the student’s allegations given the suspension of the other student in question. </p>
<p>Instead of explaining what happened after that, the Dean hides behind privacy while at the same time not hesitating to smear her reputation without relating any facts. Also, the part about discouraging others from reporting sexual assaults etc is over the top and any such outcome would more likely result from school policies as opposed to this one student’s complaints. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, this is a rough situation because Rice most likely had legitimate concerns about whether the school represented an appropriate place for a student they consider suicidal and the bruises et al might have been reasonably perceived as more than clumsiness. On the other hand, outright dismissal is very harsh – even for a suicidal student. I would have expected at a minimum another leave of absence and recovery period. I wonder if omitted from the student’s story was the Dean offering her this option and she refusing it prior to the dismissal. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, the Dean is the educator here and not the student and I would have expected a much different letter from him.</p>