“The parents were extremely vocal
and threatened suit. The student
seemed to be a little embarrassed by
his parents’ position.”
they often insist on a change. If the school dations were worked out and the student yer and today works in-house with a small
balks, litigation may be threatened.” attended. venture-capital firm.” The settlement, adds
Kilcur replayed another relatively re- Kilcur, came right after plaintiff ’s counsel
Latex allergy equals lawsuit cent case in which Franklin & Marshall cross-examined the college’s provost.
Parents aren’t shy about demanding oth- College sought to withhold a diploma Apparently, as with the Zwick case,
er accommodations for their children, from a graduating senior accused of date some campus administrators are unable
Jim Kilcur chimes in. He recalls a case rape. The student had been permitted to to defend institutional decisions that once
in which he represented a local arts col- “walk” at graduation in June, although upon a time were shielded from the harsh
lege. “After the child was admitted, he re- he still had one course to complete over light of courtroom litigation. At any rate,
vealed that he suffered from a severe latex the summer. In between graduation the list of our colleagues who have most
allergy. The parents demanded that the day and course completion, he was ac- definitely dropped “So sue me” from their
school remove all latex products from cused of the crime. Refusing to issue a lexicon, is long and growing.
TC
the campus, including the latex paints diploma, F&M argued that the would-
used in the studios.” be grad had engaged in “conduct unbe-
In this case, the parents and the stu- coming” an alumnus.
dent were at odds. Explains Kilcur, “The “The college proceeded to conduct a
Jim Castagnera is a
parents were extremely vocal and threat- hearing without the student. He subse-
university attorney and
ened suit. The student seemed to be a lit- quently sued in federal court. Three days
the author of Al Qaeda
tle embarrassed by his parents’ position.” into the jury trial, the parties settled. The
Goes to College [Praeger
In the end, more reasonable accommo- student got his diploma. He became a law-
2009].
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