The new policy makes it easier for students accused of these infractions to stay in school. It’s not clear how this makes things better for everyone.
The Daily Caller reports:
UVA Loosens Sanctions On Liars, Cheaters, And ThievesA committee at the University of Virginia voted 19-1 to amend the school’s student honor conduct code sanctioning liars, cheaters, and thieves and making it easier for those in violation to stay at the school, according to a Tuesday report.UVA’s student-run Honor Committee voted Sunday to widen the informed retraction clause of its Honor Code, reported The Cavalier Daily.The informed retraction clause previously allowed students to confess an act of lying, cheating, and stealing and take two semesters of leave from UVA instead of being expelled. The Honor Committee’s change would allow students to file multiple Honor Code infractions under one informed retraction.“[The change] allows Honor to be a lot more forgiving and rehabilitative for students going through the process, which has always been our goal for this Committee,” said Devin Rossin, chair of the Honor Committee, to The Cavalier Daily. “I’m glad we got it with [nearly] unanimous support, with only one dissenting vote. It’s just a massive expansion to what we currently do.”
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