Light Reprisals?
There are some indications that the Davila Administration and the BoT are considering ‘light reprisals’ for protesters arrested on Black Friday. The punishment may be ‘writing essays’.
However, these rumors have not been confirmed.Â
People constantly ask me for updates on past reprisals. So far we only know of two protesters who got their jobs back. There has been no mention of the job status of the other eleven protesters who were fired.
However, I did hear that Judicial Affairs had nothing to do with the losses of these thirteen jobs. They were handled privately though their respective departments, and the orders came from above.
Many of the student protesters arrested on Black Friday have para-professional jobs on campus, i.e.,as peer advisors, residential advisors, etc. They were put on automatic probation without pay immediately without the benefit of trial. The loss of pay from these suspensions range from hundreds to thousands of dollars..  That is pretty harsh, in my opinion, when one considers that they hadn’t been declared guilty and were told, falsely it appears, that reprisals would be ‘light’. Apparently that was the standard policy for Judicial Affairs, which was never conveyed to the BoT when the severity of reprisals was discussed..
What about those students who lost their internships, not just those already reported to FSSA. Several have refused to report the loss of their internships to FSSA, including at least one who has already withdrawn from Gallaudet in disgust over the loss of internships.
There seems to be some strong contradictions between the light ‘reprisals’ as considered, and the reprisals which have already taken place.. It just doesn’t make sense, does it?
There are some indications that the Davila Administration and the BoT are considering ‘light reprisals’ for protesters arrested on Black Friday. The punishment may be ‘writing essays’.
However, these rumors have not been confirmed.Â
People constantly ask me for updates on past reprisals. So far we only know of two protesters who got their jobs back. There has been no mention of the job status of the other eleven protesters who were fired.
However, I did hear that Judicial Affairs had nothing to do with the losses of these thirteen jobs. They were handled privately though their respective departments, and the orders came from above.
Many of the student protesters arrested on Black Friday have para-professional jobs on campus, i.e.,as peer advisors, residential advisors, etc. They were put on automatic probation without pay immediately without the benefit of trial. The loss of pay from these suspensions range from hundreds to thousands of dollars..  That is pretty harsh, in my opinion, when one considers that they hadn’t been declared guilty and were told, falsely it appears, that reprisals would be ‘light’. Apparently that was the standard policy for Judicial Affairs, which was never conveyed to the BoT when the severity of reprisals was discussed..
What about those students who lost their internships, not just those already reported to FSSA. Several have refused to report the loss of their internships to FSSA, including at least one who has already withdrawn from Gallaudet in disgust over the loss of internships.
There seems to be some strong contradictions between the light ‘reprisals’ as considered, and the reprisals which have already taken place.. It just doesn’t make sense, does it?
January 11th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
No, they should remain being punished for the rest of their lives.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Here is the press release related to the issue of “light reprisals,” including an addendum:
http://groups.google.com/group/gallyprotest/msg/98639f6baf7fe66c?dmode=print
January 11th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
“Light reprisals” whether materialized or not are unAmerican. Those 13 people who lost their job are suffering the lack of due process. In our American society, they are innocent until proven guilty. Gallaudet University is just a different “government” wherein they are presumed “guilty until proven innocent.”
January 11th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Judicial Court should be Judicial Affairs, MishkaZena.
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January 11th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Duh of me, Ricky. Of course I knew that, but wasn’t feeling well when I wrote that post. Thanks for pointing out my error.
January 11th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
I second Carl!
January 11th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I was not finished in my message #6. Protesters at
Harvard University, American University, and many other universities were not punished at all because they
exercised their constiututional rights. What I want is few faces at the Board of Trustées.
January 11th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Please keep fighting for arrestees. they are our future leaders. they fought for us…. for Gallaudet…. and ASL…. freedom of speech among the workers on Kendall Green… reduce fear among them… and many more… Davila, we are looking at you to solve the problem… against reprisals. thanks!!
January 12th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Jobs that were lost as a direct effect of the protest should be restored. Period! This is excessive punishment for exercising rights of expression.
Reprisals, as long as equitable, can be light and can contribute to the history of Gallaudet: written essays or analyses can be important archived material for future researchers.
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