Haskell Indian Nations University: Denial of Hearing After Student Kicked Out of Campus Housing
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Case Overview
On April 8, 2020, Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) student Russell Parker was golfing on his nearly-empty campus when a staff member ordered him to leave and threatened to tow his nearby car if he refused. Parker asked the administrator if he was 鈥渙n some kind of power trip鈥 and said he was 鈥渂eing an asshole鈥 prior to leaving. On April 10, Parker received an 鈥淓mergency Suspension Notification鈥 from HINU alleging that he made 鈥渢hreats to one or more federal employees鈥 and requiring him to immediately vacate his university housing during a global pandemic. Suddenly homeless, yet subject to a statewide stay-at-home order, Parker asked HINU for a hearing on these allegations as soon as possible. After two weeks of the university refusing to provide the hearing, FIREwrote to HINU, asking it to uphold Parker鈥檚 due process right to be heard as required by its institutional policies and federal law.