Texas College Disciplines Student For Making Negative Facebook Comments About Baltimore Rioters

02 Aug, 2015 by John Brodgian

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A student at Texas Christian University was suspended for a year from using the cafeteria and on-campus living, among other things, for posting something mean on Facebook. Wait, what?

A Texas Christian University student has been disciplined after posting online comments seen as racially offensive about current events, including rioting in Baltimore and the rise of the Islamic State, TCU officials said Friday.

TCU said Harry Vincent, a 19-year-old sophomore, violated two Student Code of Conduct provisions concerning “infliction of bodily or emotional harm” and “disorderly conduct.”

He has seen his campus access restricted by receiving a one-year suspension from extracurricular activities, on-campus living and the use of non-academic facilities such as the cafeteria and recreational center.

While maybe a dumb comment, “infliction of emotional harm?” Seriously? If anything, I’m disappointed in Texas. You’d expect this from a New York City college.