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It’s all so sad, but the lawsuit is entirely off base and isn’t going to bring peace to her family, unfortunately.[/quote]

I don't think they're filing to bring peace to their family but rather a deep desire to change Stanford's disciplinary process, to save another young adult from suffering a mental health crisis associated with this poorly designed disciplinary system.

It appears they are trying to bring light to the overly punitive nature of Stanford's OCR process that was supposed to have been reformed several years ago.  Lots of evidence suggesting that none of those reforms were implemented and that the handling of Katie's case should have been different. Also the indiscriminate nature of how disciplinary proceedings are addressed on campus --for some students, transgressions get overlooked while others face a drawn-out punitive process...there's no objective logic to who faces the former vs the latter. A few years ago an internal panel recommended the OCR process become more educational vs punitive (eg, how about a moderated intervention to address the coffee incident, note first offense, a path to make amends, not an adversarial 6-month legal process threatening her degree).  Address the infraction for sure, but in a more constructive way.  This was a young women with an exemplary track record both as a student, an athlete and an inspirational leader, with no previous disciplinary record. Stanford's handling of the situation was out of line.  While I think it's highly unlikely the school would be found liable for her death, there is a LOT they can and should change.  [/quote]

Although I think that the soccer player ignored several opportunities to deal with this matter as a responsible young adult, I do agree with the post above that Stanford needs to change the school's mental health protocol. Nevertheless, Stanford University is an institution of higher education--not a health facility for those unable to cope with their psychological difficulties.[/quote]

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