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Gallaudet protesters could face disciplinary action - Examiner.com
Gallaudet University will proceed with disciplinary actions against students who led protests that at times shut down the nation's top school for the deaf, officials said Friday.
Gallaudet's board of trustees has decided to let the administration move ahead with actions against the protesters as it normally would deal with infractions. The protesters were unhappy with the incoming president and succeeded in forcing the board to revoke her appointment.
"They're letting the university handle this matter as they would any other breach of the code of conduct," Gallaudet spokeswoman Mercy Coogan said.
In November, the trustees put a freeze on disciplinary action while they gathered more information. The decision announced Friday lifts that freeze.
Coogan said each student would be individually adjudicated before any punishment is handed out.
"It's based on evidence, and they're innocent until proven otherwise," she said.
Students and faculty members protested for weeks over the appointment of former provost Jane Fernandes to the president's post, saying she lacked the necessary leadership skills. The board revoked her contract in October, following demonstrations and hunger strikes that fall.
Sunday, the board named Robert R. Davila, a former assistant secretary of education who previously taught at the university, to serve as interim president for up to two years.
Gallaudet University will proceed with disciplinary actions against students who led protests that at times shut down the nation's top school for the deaf, officials said Friday.
Gallaudet's board of trustees has decided to let the administration move ahead with actions against the protesters as it normally would deal with infractions. The protesters were unhappy with the incoming president and succeeded in forcing the board to revoke her appointment.
"They're letting the university handle this matter as they would any other breach of the code of conduct," Gallaudet spokeswoman Mercy Coogan said.
In November, the trustees put a freeze on disciplinary action while they gathered more information. The decision announced Friday lifts that freeze.
Coogan said each student would be individually adjudicated before any punishment is handed out.
"It's based on evidence, and they're innocent until proven otherwise," she said.
Students and faculty members protested for weeks over the appointment of former provost Jane Fernandes to the president's post, saying she lacked the necessary leadership skills. The board revoked her contract in October, following demonstrations and hunger strikes that fall.
Sunday, the board named Robert R. Davila, a former assistant secretary of education who previously taught at the university, to serve as interim president for up to two years.
