Post by Logan on Jan 25, 2016 15:13:35 GMT -6
The Citadel has punished 14 cadets for their involvement in a Dec. 9 incident in which freshmen wore pointed white hoods in an upperclassman’s barracks room.
The 14 cadets included seven freshmen and seven juniors, according to the school. The public military college is also creating a new task force for diversity and inclusion after the incident sparked an outcry from civil-rights activists who compared the hoods to Ku Klux Klan uniforms.
“The investigation found that the cadets did not intend to be offensive. However, I am disappointed some recognized how it could be construed as such but didn’t stop it,” said Citadel President Lt. Gen. John Rosa in a press release.
One cadet was dismissed, meaning he or she will have to spend two semesters off campus before re-applying to the school. Two cadets were suspended for one semester. Eleven received on-campus punishments including restrictions and “walking tours” in the quadrangle.
Continued at www.postandcourier.com/article/20160125/PC16/160129614 .