declan mccullagh yrnntiwellcom wrote case today httpwwwnewscom830113578_3979551038html whats odd strange justifications university gave described interaction hamline officials article declan original message subject fire news hamline university student suspended advocating concealed carry students robert shibley dear mr mccullagh hamline university st paul minnesota suspended student sent email suggesting virginia tech massacre might stopped students allowed carry concealed weapons campus student troy scheffler required undergo mandatory mental health evaluation allowed return school scheffler suspended without due process two days sending email turned fire help fires full press release case appears email client support html view linkrich version httpthefireorgindexphparticle8475html would happy answer questions may reach replying email calling number sincerely robert shibley vice president foundation individual rights education fire 601 walnut street suite 510 philadelphia pa 19106 phone 2157173473 fax 2157173440 hamline university student suspended advocating concealed carry students school orders psychological evaluation st paul minn october 10 2007hamline university suspended student sent email suggesting virginia tech massacre might stopped students allowed carry concealed weapons campus student troy scheffler required undergo mandatory mental health evaluation allowed return school scheffler suspended without due process two days sending email turned foundation individual rights education fire help hamlines punishment troy scheffler severe unfair apparently unwarranted fire president greg lukianoff said peacefully advocating students ability carry concealed weapon response virginia tech shootings may controversial simply justify ordering mandatory psychological evaluation april 17 2007 hamlines vice president student affairs david stern sent email campus community offering extra counseling hamline students wake virginia tech shootings later day scheffler responded directly stern arguing virginia techs ban concealed weapons part problem advocating hamline eliminate similar policies scheffler also wrote universitys diversity programs may angered student body included april 19 2007 hamline university president linda hanson emailed campus community address tragedy virginia tech scheffler responded directly hanson criticized universitys concealed weapons ban academic standards financial policies universitys efforts promote diversity hanson replied scheffler friday april 20 offering chance meet university personnel discuss views following week yet monday april 23 scheffler even able respond hansons invitation received handdelivered letter dean students alan sickbert notifying emails stern hanson deemed threatening thus alleged violation hamline university judicial code sickberts letter also informed scheffler placed immediate interim suspension could lifted unless agreed mental health evaluation licensed mental health professional fire wrote president hanson may 29 2007 vehemently opposing sanctions scheffler since neither schefflers emails even came close meeting legal definition threat fire also pointed hamline maintains freedom expression inquiry policy encourages public expression opinions freedom examine discuss questions interest fire wrote difficult reconcile admirable commitments freedom expression hamlines hasty actions scheffler fire also informed hamline administrators subjecting scheffler mandatory psychological evaluation poses grave threat liberty hamline fire wrote psychological evaluation overseen hamline administrator one invasive disturbing intrusions upon schefflers individual right private conscience imaginable scheffler shown proclivity toward violence made threatening comments psychological evaluation seeks assess political opinions hanson responded fire june 11 2007 claiming several reasons schefflers suspension including emails failure meet administrators invited critical input various members hamline community fire addressed claims another letter hanson september 17 2007 fire reiterate schefflers emails threats also pointed scheffler given less one full business day suspension respond invitation school officials discuss views fire also noted alleged information various members hamline community supposedly played role determining schefflers sanctions even revealed scheffler denying right defend present side story september 28 2007 response hamlines attorneys refused address fires concerns scheffler bee n denied due process rights scheffler hope defend hamline refuses even tell accused fire vice president robert shibley asked hamlines policies promise freedom expression basic due process students case brings sincerity promises serious question fire calls president hanson either admit suspension order mental health evaluation justifiable basis give scheffler information needs respond charges fire nonprofit educational foundation unites civil rights civil liberties leaders 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