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I have no idea whether they will prevail. More likely a settlement. I hope they clean Stanford's clock. How Stanford handled not only this case but other mental health cases - especially afterwards - is utterly shameful and should get MTL and Drell fired for their failures, even though I know it won't.

Can you say more about:

(a) How Stanford should have known this was a "mental health case"? By all public accounts, Meyer had exhibited no signs or symptoms of mental health issues - even her own mother said that "her daughter was “excited” and had “a lot going on” in her life but didn’t show any warning signs that she was distraught. Why should Stanford have known there was any reason to think she was at an elevated risk of suicide?

(b) What more you think Stanford should have done here? From the USA Today article posted earlier in this thread:

Mostofi, the Stanford spokesperson, said the head of the Office of Community Standards (OCS) contacted Meyer "several days'' before the former goalkeeper received written notice of a possible violation of community standards.

"She gave Katie until that date to provide any further information for consideration,'' Mostofi said. "Katie provided no information and OCS informed her on the evening of February 28 that the matter would move to a hearing.''

In the university correspondence emailed to Meyer Feb. 28, Mostofi said, Meyer was "explicitly told that this was not a determination that she did anything wrong, and OCS offered to meet with her to discuss the matter if she wished.'' According to Mostofi, Meyer also was given a number to call for immediate support and was specifically told that this resource was available to her 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

"Shortly after receiving that email, Katie wrote OCS staff and received a reply within the hour,'' Mostofi said. "Katie asked for a meeting to discuss the matter, was offered several available times, and chose one three days later despite the availability of an earlier appointment.''

I get that the Stanford administration has come under much deserved criticism for its many sins, and I get that this is a truly lamentable situation, and there's a desire to find someone to blame for it. But nothing I've ever read about this case suggests that Stanford acted negligently and recklessly to the degree they should be on the hook for a wrongful death suit. But I'd welcome more insights that may change my view.

[2006alum]

I have no idea whether they will prevail. More likely a settlement. I hope they clean Stanford's clock. How Stanford handled not only this case but other mental health cases - especially afterwards - is utterly shameful and should get MTL and Drell fired for their failures, even though I know it won't.

Can you say more about:

(a) How Stanford should have known this was a "mental health case"? By all public accounts, Meyer had exhibited no signs or symptoms of mental health issues - even her own mother said that "her daughter was “excited” and had “a lot going on” in her life but didn’t show any warning signs that she was distraught. Why should Stanford have known there was any reason to think she was at an elevated risk of suicide?

(b) What more you think Stanford should have done here? From the USA Today article posted earlier in this thread:

Mostofi, the Stanford spokesperson, said the head of the Office of Community Standards (OCS) contacted Meyer "several days'' before the former goalkeeper received written notice of a possible violation of community standards.

"She gave Katie until that date to provide any further information for consideration,'' Mostofi said. "Katie provided no information and OCS informed her on the evening of February 28 that the matter would move to a hearing.''

In the university correspondence emailed to Meyer Feb. 28, Mostofi said, Meyer was "explicitly told that this was not a determination that she did anything wrong, and OCS offered to meet with her to discuss the matter if she wished.'' According to Mostofi, Meyer also was given a number to call for immediate support and was specifically told that this resource was available to her 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

"Shortly after receiving that email, Katie wrote OCS staff and received a reply within the hour,'' Mostofi said. "Katie asked for a meeting to discuss the matter, was offered several available times, and chose one three days later despite the availability of an earlier appointment.''

I get that the Stanford administration has come under much deserved criticism for its many sins, and I get that this is a truly lamentable situation, and there's a desire to find someone to blame for it. But nothing I've ever read about this case suggests that Stanford acted negligently and recklessly to the degree they should be on the hook for a wrongful death suit. But I'd welcome more insights that may change my view.