Florence Pugh criticizes Cornell's reported essay sanctions
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“And they've been let off?”
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Pugh's post criticizes what she understood to be essay-based discipline. Us Weekly reproduced relevant text from the post.
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Us Weekly quotes both Instagram statements and describes the complaint and Cornell's initial response.
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Cornell says its Title IX process resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and says no student was offered an essay as the sole consequence of conduct found to have occurred.
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Pugh's Instagram statement responded to reports that two students were expelled and others could submit essays.
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Cornell later said expulsions and suspensions were imposed and no student was offered an essay as the sole consequence.
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Responding to: Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
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Pugh rejects Cornell's disciplinary response as she understood it when she posted. Cornell later disputed her description of the sanctions.
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