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I would be wary of trying to make any diagnosis on patients who I have not seen and examined, and I would caution against armchair diagnosing.  Other than what has been reported publicly, we do not have enough information to know whether the diagnosis was correct or not, whether the treatment plan was deficient, whether there was or was not enough information for her treating physicians to suspect that she might be a threat to herself or others.

I know even less about law, and have less information about what processes and procedures are in place, whether they were followed, or whether their deficiency contributed to the outcome.

I do know that University disciplinary procedures are generally fraught and a lot of electronic ink has been spilled about the often times conflicting position that Universities find themselves between requirements to comply with various civil rights statutes and the fact that Universities are not designed to be (or equipped to be) courts of law.

I’m incredibly sorry that anyone, let alone such an accomplished student and athlete would take their own life and I am heartbroken for her family.  I am glad that the episode will hopefully lead to positive change going forward.

BC

[BostonCard]

I would be wary of trying to make any diagnosis on patients who I have not seen and examined, and I would caution against armchair diagnosing.  Other than what has been reported publicly, we do not have enough information to know whether the diagnosis was correct or not, whether the treatment plan was deficient, whether there was or was not enough information for her treating physicians to suspect that she might be a threat to herself or others.

I know even less about law, and have less information about what processes and procedures are in place, whether they were followed, or whether their deficiency contributed to the outcome.

I do know that University disciplinary procedures are generally fraught and a lot of electronic ink has been spilled about the often times conflicting position that Universities find themselves between requirements to comply with various civil rights statutes and the fact that Universities are not designed to be (or equipped to be) courts of law.

I’m incredibly sorry that anyone, let alone such an accomplished student and athlete would take their own life and I am heartbroken for her family.  I am glad that the episode will hopefully lead to positive change going forward.

BC