Can a university require mental health treatment for reinstatement after a suspension or is this unwarranted especially considering that the hearing officer is not a mental health professional and therefore should not be authorized to impose this sanction? Can this be illegal? Especially if the suspension is the solely the result of a first-person account with no other evidence?
I'm not sure i'm late. However, you should get a lawyer right away. Regardless of what the school is accusing you of, they legally cannot require that you seek psychiatric help. This would be a discrimination based on a preceived mental health issue (a federal offense). It also violates other amendments. The best thing to do is to get a written statement from your acusers about the allegations. That way you have hard evidience about their illegal requirements.
I've read posts about how people say the school can because there is nothing in the handbook that says they can't. this is false. although school do send students to psychiatrist for whatever issue, most of the time it is illegal. the school can't require you see a psychiatrist unless you do something illegal. For example, you start threatening students or found to posses/use illegal substances.
Deffently contact a lawyer. some of them might not get what you said a while so shop around. some lawyer will understand what you are saying
I'm pretty sure you're very late. Please use standard spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar on this academic forum. Why did you resurrect this very sad thread?
