Campus Disciplinary Actions: Know Your Rights

Follow the link below to read the story of Daniel Mael as told by the fine folks at the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Mael was a student at Brandeis College, who found out the hard way that collegiate disciplinary actions often violate fundamental due process rights of the accused.  It is an interesting read that looks at the disciplinary process in colleges and universities.  Despite the severe ramifications that a student can face in such a tribunal, the lack of protections to the accused is shocking.

Here is the link to the Wall Street Journal’s article . . . . "How to fight the campus speech police, get a good lawyer."

Back in 2013, North Carolina became the first state to pass a statute that mandates a student facing a campus disciplinary issue can have an attorney represent them in the proceedings.  Prior to this law, students were often denied counsel, or any other representative for that matter.  Here is a link to our firm’s blog entry when the The Students and Administration Equality Act (N. C. G. S. §116-40.11) was original passed . . . McCullers, Whitaker & Hamer Blog.