WESLEY: Innocent and Expelled Case is Made for Due Process
Earlier this fall, OCR announced its findings against Wesley College for mishandling a case against a falsely accused student. He was denied rights to present evidence of his innocence. The main reason we need due process is to make sure you don’t get punished if you’re innocent. A college hearing board cannot imprison an accused, but it can take away the educational opportunities he has earned, cut him off from his community, and impose a stigma that can deny him future opportunities. It should not impose these life-altering consequences without substantial evidence that has withstood close scrutiny. It should give the accused a meaningful chance to defend himself.
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