Not entitled to? Oh, because he “killed that boy” a month ago? Did the jury already come back on that? If the school admits it is a “safety issue” they ought to make an accomodation for such a student until such time that he is convicted of something. Or is that not how we do things anymore?
Mr. Zimmerman’s predicament is one of his own creation. Actions have consequences, a fact which I would expect that any conservative can appreciate. I presume if he feels he is being treated unfairly that there is some sort of grievance procedure at the college he was attending, and I have no reason to think that he will not be afforded the same due process afforded to any other student.
This is not a criminal justice issue, it exists independently of whatever legal consequences he may be facing. I see no reason to think that the college in question should be obligated to wait for the outcome of any legal proceeding before acting in what they perceive to be the best interests of their institution. Mr. Zimmerman has no ‘right’ to attend college, any more than you or I do. If the administrators at the Seminole State College feel that his presence is in some way disruptive, then they are fully within their rights to take whatever actions they feel the situation warrants, and I see no reason to second guess their judgment.
And again, you are assuming that there is an accommodation that could be made. Not every class is available online, and furthermore, as I stated before, it is the middle of an academic term. There is simply no way that Mr. Zimmerman could move from one class to another at this point without the college taking steps to facilitate such a transition that they would never take for any other student. Mr. Zimmerman is not entitled to any kind of special treatment merely because he is a suspect in a criminal investigation.
I am certain that no other student would be afforded such treatment and I certainly see no reason why Mr. Zimmerman should be treated any differently from any other person whose presence had become disruptive to the learning environment.
However, as I stated before, I would expect that in such a situation his tuition would be refunded in full and he would be provided with marks on his transcript that do not reflect poorly on his academic performance.