After a thorough investigation, University of Missouri officials determined they had no legal authority to discipline a student — a now ex-leader of a prominent political club — who wished death on Black people, while using a foul racial slur to boot.
The administration’s outrageous inaction lets down its entire student body, and that’s unacceptable. How does this incident not rise to the level of at least some form of discipline?
“If they would have killed 4 more (n-word)s we would have had the whole week off,” the student, 22-year-old Meg Miller, wrote in a Snapchat message sent to a friend in December. “Crying laughing” emojis followed.
