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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has suspended an Honor Court proceeding that could charge a student for speaking out about an alleged rape, after learning that the student reportedly filed a federal complaint this week alleging retaliation. Landen Gambill learned last month that she could face penalties as severe as expulsion for “disruptive or intimidating behavior that willfully abuses, disparages, or otherwise interferes with another.” Gambill, who is also a party to another complaint filed with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights – this one regarding UNC’s handling of her case and others – never publicly identified the alleged perpetrator. UNC said last month it cannot hear cases or alter verdicts of the student-run court, which no longer hears sexual assault cases.
“For several weeks, the University has grappled with how best to respond to a public claim of retaliation against the university while maintaining the autonomy and integrity of our Honor Court proceedings and the privacy of the individuals involved,” UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp wrote in a message to students, faculty and staff. “Recognizing the potential conflicts that may exist by allowing both processes to continue, we have asked the student attorney general to suspend the Honor Court proceeding pending an external review of these allegations of retaliation.”
