Pelican Parts Forums - Cho's Legacy

This was inevitable. Through numerous lawsuits, lawyers have effectively established the precedent that colleges are liable for the actions of students. Colleges, fearing another Virginia Tech-style shooting and the resulting legal action, have become very proactive in removing students with mental illness from their campuses.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-kickedout_27dec27,1,366914.story?track=rss

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From large public institutions to small, private colleges, a growing number of schools are taking punitive action against students who display mental illness, ranging from bipolar disorder to eating disorders, experts say.

With better mental health services in younger grades, more youth with mental illness are arriving on college campuses than ever before. At the same time, courts have indicated that schools can be held legally responsible if students harm themselves or others.