I think that in this case, there needs to be some outside intervention. Legal help, or help of an outside group specializing in this type of case could be beneficial.
I understand the mentality of the university is that of zero tolerance, however, they need to be more consistent. Unfortunately in the case of Post traumatic stress, they are reeling from the Virginia Tech incident. However unrelated these two cases are, the narrow focus of EIU is the ruling hand.
That is why I suggest the student in question's family and friends pull together to find an outside force such as legal representation (possibly free) or a specialty group to take on the cause. Without that, there is no threat to the University. They make and enforce the rules.
I agree with Dana on how there needs to be some definitive resolutions on how mental health is viewed and treated on campus. Part of the problem is apathy. The students can't even organize a potluck, much less a movement to help those with ptsd. This isn't a large liberal university. It is a small town conservative middle road university.
Radical ideas and change are far and few between here. The school is still debating the same dining hall issues it debated 7 years ago. If change and realization are going to happen, then there needs to be outside representation to blow the lid off of the situation.
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good job addressing the social context of the university.
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