Post by Vince524 on Oct 31, 2019 12:05:27 GMT -5
I tried to find the other Title IX thread to add this, but couldn't. I had mentioned this case in passing, actually in regards to Biden and how if he were a college student he'd be found guilty, so I decided to share this story.
While a 1 year suspension, which they rescinded in terms of keeping him off campus after the uproar but haven't cleared his record, may seem not like much it can derail someone's career.
There's an ongoing lawsuit in Purdue that a 3 judge panel called a sham of a hearing. The panel never heard from the accusing student as she decided to drop it. It was her original accusation transcribed by someone in the school, not her vs his version of events. There was also text messages backing his version, and an eye witness in the room at the time, but the school refused to consider those. (As in, no need to read them, or let the eye witness testify.) They had made up their mind before the hearing, and 2 out of 3 hadn't bothered with reading the report. And the student was handed the report 15 minutes before the hearing. 1 year suspension that got him kicked out of the ROTC.
Marcus Knight—a student with autism and cerebral palsy—will come face to face with the Title IX officer who found him guilty of two Title IX sexual misconduct violations later this month as he takes his college to court in an attempt to clear his name.
Knight first came to my attention in 2018 after his attempts to make friends landed him in the school’s Title IX office, not just once but twice. According to the lawsuit, Marcus Knight asked one female student for a fist-bump, and another for a selfie.
Knight first came to my attention in 2018 after his attempts to make friends landed him in the school’s Title IX office, not just once but twice. According to the lawsuit, Marcus Knight asked one female student for a fist-bump, and another for a selfie.
According to the lawsuit, Knight was never offered a fair hearing, an opportunity to respond to the evidence, and Knight did not have enough time to gather information to defend himself.
Further, the school’s “single-investigator model,” during which Avalos collected evidence, interviewed students and subsequently disciplined Knight is unlawful under California code, according to the lawsuit.
In fact, it’s unsure why Avalos was even appointed to deal with Title IX cases. According to his online resume, he has no relevant experience in dealing with victims of sexual assault, Title IX training certifications, or any training to deal with students with disabilities.
Further, the school’s “single-investigator model,” during which Avalos collected evidence, interviewed students and subsequently disciplined Knight is unlawful under California code, according to the lawsuit.
In fact, it’s unsure why Avalos was even appointed to deal with Title IX cases. According to his online resume, he has no relevant experience in dealing with victims of sexual assault, Title IX training certifications, or any training to deal with students with disabilities.
While a 1 year suspension, which they rescinded in terms of keeping him off campus after the uproar but haven't cleared his record, may seem not like much it can derail someone's career.
There's an ongoing lawsuit in Purdue that a 3 judge panel called a sham of a hearing. The panel never heard from the accusing student as she decided to drop it. It was her original accusation transcribed by someone in the school, not her vs his version of events. There was also text messages backing his version, and an eye witness in the room at the time, but the school refused to consider those. (As in, no need to read them, or let the eye witness testify.) They had made up their mind before the hearing, and 2 out of 3 hadn't bothered with reading the report. And the student was handed the report 15 minutes before the hearing. 1 year suspension that got him kicked out of the ROTC.