UIUC Graduate Student Employees Organization launches solidarity with Chen I. Eastern Daily News Network signatures. (Screenshot from website)
Ivor Chen, a fourth-year doctoral student in physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), was sentenced to “expulsion and visa cancellation” for failing to undergo regular testing for the New Coronavirus (a Chinese communist virus), in violation of the university’s immunization regulations. The Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), which supports Chen, launched a petition to convince the university to reinstate Chen through public pressure.
UIUC has already expelled at least 50 students for violating the Epidemic prevention rules.
Robin Kaler, the university’s vice president of public affairs, told the newspaper by email on the 17th that she could not elaborate further on Chen Yidong’s case due to federal privacy laws, but she pointed out that during the pandemic, the university’s top priority is to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and the community, which is why the university is running strict testing and other epidemic prevention rules.
According to Dean of Students Stephen Bryan, more than 2,700 students violated the pandemic rules before spring classes began, with 50 students expelled and 11 organizations sanctioned for doing so.
Consider living with your mother as a high risk of contracting the epidemic Chen Yidong hardly ever leaves Home
The GEO pointed out that Chen Yidong, considering that his mother, who lives with him, is a high-risk infected group, hardly ever went out of the house after the outbreak last year, except for occasional shopping. In addition, he did not take the school’s virus test because he considered that going out for testing might increase the risk of infection and affect his mother’s health.
On Dec. 11 last year, Chen Yidong went to the Society of Actuaries building, which is not located on campus but is actually a property of UIUC, to prepare for the test.
The university received a disciplinary notice at the end of December last year.
On December 21 last year, Chen Yidong received a disciplinary notice from the school, alleging that he had never received the twice-weekly virus test required by the school since the start of the fall class, which was a clear violation of the school’s epidemic prevention regulations.
Chen was very surprised by the punishment and said that he had always complied with the epidemic prevention rules, but mentioned that he had not seen or known about the school’s fall semester rule that “testing can only be waived by application”. “He received an email asking students to apply for a waiver of testing before the start of spring classes this year, and immediately sent in his application and received permission to waive testing.
GEO said that the school sent too many mass emails, which may cause confusion
GEO said in solidarity with Chen Yidong that when the fall class started last year, the school sent out a mass notification on Sept. 24 that students who did not receive testing needed to apply for a waiver, but Chen Yidong said he had not seen this email or notification, and GEO said, “We received a lot of emails,” GEO said, adding that when Chen Yidong received the school’s email in the spring class This is why we advocate that since we are willing to comply with the rules in the spring semester, it is incorrect to expel Chen Yidong for violating school rules.
Chen Yidong’s appeal was rejected after the university ruled to expel him from school and ban him from campus
After receiving the notice of violation, Chen Yidong sought help from GEO and was accompanied by a representative of the organization to attend a hearing of the university’s Student Disciplinary Committee on Jan. 29. “, “two 1,000-word review letters (reflective essays)”, “supervised by the IU police department, banned from entering the campus”, ” If you want to return to school after one year, you must submit a petition” and “you need to participate in 80 hours of community service”.
Unable to accept the harsh punishment, Chen Yidong appealed to the Academic Senate Committee on Student Discipline (ASCSD), but was denied on February 11. In addition, GEO filed a Level 2 grievance on behalf of Chen Yidong on February 1, which was also denied on February 5.
If he is unable to find a job or a way to stay legally as soon as possible, he may have to leave the country soon. This is like killing all the efforts of Chen Yidong, who has been studying in the U.S. for many years and has a degree in sight.
UIUC: Ensuring safety as top priority Review process open
Kaller said she could not comment on the student’s case, but detailed that all of the university’s new coronavirus prevention rules are regularly made public on various platforms on campus, and also clearly outlines the consequences and review process that violators may suffer.
To avoid conflicting information, she said, deans, directors and department heads are constantly reminded to refer to www.covid19.illinois.edu网站 and to read the official emails sent out by the university when communicating with students and faculty about prevention issues.
As for the student disciplinary process, the university provides the accused with a “written statement of charges,” “the right to be present at the hearing with the instructor,” “the right to provide evidence and testimony,” and “The Senate in partnership with the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) is responsible for all of these procedures. .
In addition, expulsion cases and appeals are heard and decided by a panel of students, faculty and staff.
She said students are clear about their rights, responsibilities and options during the hearing and appeal process, and if there is updated evidence that may affect the outcome within a reasonable period of Time after the appeal, it can be provided to OSCR as a basis for reconsidering the decision.
Kaller said the school’s top priority during the pandemic is to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and the community, which is why the school is running strict epidemic prevention regulations such as testing.
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