<p>Hi, I joined today out of frustration with my current living situation. Recently, I was pulled out of class by campus police because my suitemates "thought" that I was depressed. First of all, I'm not depressed at all, my friends were outraged when I told them the story about being pulled out of class by the university police. It was very frightening because I didn't know what was going on and who'd ever imagine getting escorted out of class by police? I'm a good student and I have never gotten in any trouble. </p>
<p>Second, my suitemates calling the police doesn't come as a surprise at all because I have been having problems with my suitemates due to excessive noise. I live in a 24 hour quiet building but my suitemates are always loud no matter what, they have woken me up numerous times due to the noise. I'm a heavy sleeper and I'm those type of person who can't even hear their own alarm clocks. This whole situation is very stressful and I don't know what to do. </p>
<p>Prior to the whole police incident, I have of course tried to mitigate the situation by politely asking my suitemates to quiet down a little bit. They were never respectful of me to begin with and asking them politely never helped. Then I went to the RA but unfortunately, he's friends with them so that obviously didn't help either. I have contacted the RHD the semester prior to the whole police incident but the RHD wasn't helpful either. Them accusing me of being depressed doesn't make sense at all because even prior to the whole incident, I was talking to them about the recent olympics and I would always say hi to them no matter how disrespectful they were. </p>
<p>When I told the campus people about the whole suite tension/problem/drama, even they were asking me whether I think they are doing this out of retaliation. I have spoken to the RHD after the whole police thing and I found that what the girls told the RHD did not make sense at all. (for example, they told the RHD that prior to me getting "depressed", I would always go workout with them which isn't true because I never hung out with them or has ever worked out with them). How do I deal with such stressful situation like this? Now, I have to prove my "sanity" and have to go through psychological evaluation which is totally absurd. Is there any way I can sue them for falsely accusing me of such things? No body deserves to go through such harsh treatment like this and I'm really stressed out at the whole thing because accusing someone of being "depressed"or suicidal is not a joke and no body deserves to go through so much trouble just to prove their "innocence"!!</p>
<p>Part of me says you should give 'em a real reason to be concerned, if you catch my drift. Thankfully I’m good at suppressing that side of myself :)</p>
<p>Yeah it does suck, but I’m not sure what you can do. Take it up with the Dean of Students? The provost? Write to the school newspaper, the town newspaper.</p>
<p>^ Did they lie directly to the cops, or did they just lie to the RHD, who passed the lies on to the cops? That might make a difference.</p>
<p>Slander and libel are usually hard to prove, but you could try talking to a lawyer to see if you have a case against them. The tricky thing is that depression has many forms, symptoms, and degrees of severity, so it’s difficult for anyone to prove that your suitemates were unjustified in reporting suspicions that you were depressed. Plus, as PlattsburghLoser pointed out, you’d have to prove that they didn’t really believe you were depressed. How can you prove what they were thinking?</p>
<p>The fact that they have told outright lies, however, could help your case. You mentioned that they told the RHD that you used to work out with them, which is a blatant lie. Did they tell any other lies like this that you could prove untrue?</p>
<p>At least the police seem to believe that your suitemates might be doing this out of retaliation. Maybe you could ask them if there’s anything you can do.</p>
<p>If I were you, I wouldn’t take do the psychological evaluation until you get some advice from an adult you trust. You should tell your parents what’s going on and see if they can help you at all.</p>
<p>It also depends on what you want out of this. Do you just want to get the “charges” dropped and have everybody forget about it, or do you want to pursue legal action to try to punish these girls? (Personally, if I were you, I would be hoping for the latter, but as I’ve explained, successfully suing them might be difficult.)</p>
<p>Please let us know how this goes! I’m sorry this is happening to you, and I hope everything works out. Good luck!</p>
<p>They lied to the RHD. Well I have no choice but to get the “psychological evaluation” because it was ordered by the school and the charges cannot be dropped since the school has to intervene whenever a student complains to them about individuals showing “disruptive behavior”. Thank you so much for your advice. Suing them seems very difficult and hard to prove but I think that’s so ironic because it’s so easy for one to accuse of another person of such serious things like this yet I can’t even sue them for putting me in such stressful situations like this.</p>
<p>Even if the school ordered the psychological evaluation, I would still refuse to take it until you talk to your parent/guardian. You have to have some rights in this situation. You should try to find out what they are.</p>
<p>And yes, the school should intervene if a student complains about others showing “disruptive behavior,” but if it’s clear that that student is lying, then the school no longer has any reason to intervene. (And how is a student being depressed being “disruptive,” by the way?) To me, it sounds like your school has done the right thing by investigating claims that a student might be depressed, but if it’s obvious that you aren’t, the school shouldn’t investigate any further.</p>
<p>Definitely move out of your current living situation. Under the circumstances you should be able to get switched to another location. I agree that you should not go along with any evaluations without a parent or guardian present or legal council…you do not want this to go any further. Find out what your rights are in this situation.
Good luck!</p>
<p>You were pulled out of class by the campus police to get a psychological evaluation?</p>
<p>I have heard of situations at my own school where allegedly suicidal students were asked to report to a counselor or else they would be escorted by the campus police. But the campus police pulling students out of class out of the blue because of a suspected depression sounds a bit over the top - I wonder if this is a ■■■■■ post.</p>
<p>Anyway, the college can ask you to get an evaluation in order for you to stay a student there. There are not accusing you of being depressed - they are evaluating whether or not you need help, in order to protect you and protect themselves (it would be negligent of them not to follow up on this). The campus police is not in a position to make a psychological diagnosis, even though it might be obvious enough that you are not depressed. At my own school your situation would be resolved after a half-hour conversation with the counseling staff. Talk to your school and find out what the official procedure is - what exactly does the psychological evaluation entail? What happens if it is positive? What happens if it is negative?</p>
<p>well I already got a psychological evaluation and that was not done by the police. It was the ppl at the counseling center that asked me bunch of questions. Personally, I understand where the university is coming from but on the other hand, I never thought I would get pulled out of class by police. It horrifies me of how easily one can accuse someone of such serious matter like this!! I am still waiting from the counseling center ppl to see whether they think i need any “followup counseling sessions” or not. This whole situation is so ridiculous!!! what a waste of tax money. Why not they help students who really need help instead of just pulling anyone out of class…? If they tell me to go to follow up sessions, it is a waste of the counseling center ppl’s time, my time, everybody’s time and waste of tax money The school also didn’t inform me of any rights as this ridiculous psychological evaluation was mandated… ugh!!!</p>
<p>^How were they supposed to know whether or not you really needed it? Seriously, just grow up already. I am sure it was scary to get pulled out of class, obviously you need to come up with a way to fix your living situation, but it is not the school’s fault your roommates are pricks. It is their responsibility to check on anyone they have any reason to believe may be having mental health issues, for their own safety and for everyone elses. They are doing their job. Get over it.</p>
The school also didn’t inform me of any rights as this ridiculous psychological evaluation was mandated… ugh!!!</p>