In the wake of the column written by Alex Knepper in The Eagle, a campus newspaper published by AU students, AU officials have come out with new policies designed to punish men who are accused by women of various improprieties. The school plans to keep a blacklist of men who have been accused, apparently whether they have been convicted of anything or not. This extrajudicial, arbitrary punishment of men should be a warning sign to any parents that might think about sending their sons to American University.
That schools are keeping records on students that do not pertain to academic issues should be cause for concern. Crimes are the jurisdiction of the courts — not of universities. If schools keep records on students for alleged crimes rather than convictions, the schools themselves may be skating on thin ice legally speaking. Eventually, these records may have to be subpoenaed to ascertain just what American University is up to in regards to student records, and whether or not the school is complicit in libel and breaches of confidentiality. There is a possible FERPA violation here if such records are being shared, which would make this a matter of civil rights. Until their policy and procedures are published, we cannot know for sure, but recent developments warrant close attention.
In the meanwhile, parents of male students and male students themselves should seriously consider withdrawing from American University, and avoiding enrollment in the same. Gail Hanson, at the behest of radical feminists, is creating a climate of intimidation and fear for males. The recent example of the Duke Lacrosse case has already cast a dark cloud over higher education, and it appears that, rather than take steps to halt false accusations and abuse of young men, universities are only stepping up the pressure and making further attacks.
How many more young men’s lives will have to be ruined by false accusations, and how many more chased away from education by totalitarian feminist policies at universities before things start to change? Hopefully, not many, but from the looks of things at American University there will undoubtedly be more victims.
