>>We are eager for our students to be proved innocent.
Any English majors out there? Is it proved innocent or is it proven innocent??<<
It's presumed innocent
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Actually, for Brodhead (and his ilk) in this case it's "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
http://www.btimes.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=9818&sID=3