Feeling Suicidal, Students Turned to Their College. They Were Told to Go Home.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Wait.

What?

Link to tweet

After reporting suicidal thoughts, Stanford students say they were required to immediately withdraw from all classes, programs and housing. To return to campus, they had to write personal statements “accepting blame” for their behavior.

Link to tweet

[Angry Dragon]

1. KICK

[get the red out]

2. Oh my GOD!

This is gross mistreatment! It has to be illegal under the ADA, surely?!!!

The big state school in the town I live in has a student counseling department and does everything it can to actually help students.

The blaming the person for their own mental issues, and shunning them, is making a big comeback.

[phylny]

3. One of our daughters went to a small college in Virginia.

When she was at her lowest, the professors knew she wasn't in classes, sent a friend to check on her, found her passed out cold, called us, and guided our family through a dark time. She's come out the other end doing well, and I'm grateful to the staff and students that helped us.

[c-rational]

4. This is lawyers talking, corporate lawyers - not people or school administrators being human.

[NickB79]

5. A dead student in a dorm room would give them a black eye

Better in their view that a suicidal student offs themself off campus, apparently 😣