Student Sues Quinnipiac Over Suspension Following Hazing Allegations

One of the Quinnipiac University students suspended following an alleged hazing incident seeks monetary damages and an injunction that will allow him to return for the upcoming spring semester in a lawsuit filed against the school, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports that John Demoulas, of North Andover, Massachusetts, filed a civil suit against Quinnipiac and four of the university’s employees on Jan. 14. He claims that the school didn’t provide a fair hearing and suspended him for the 2015 spring semester without justification, according to the Record-Journal.

Quinnipiac temporarily shut down the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) in December and expelled a student, who is a member of the fraternity, and suspended two other members as part of an investigation into hazing allegations at the school.

Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs, said in a Dec. 30 statement that other “TKE members have also been sanctioned as part of the investigation, and several more will face the student conduct process.”

“With the safety and security of our students being paramount, the university will simply not tolerate hazing of any kind by any group or individual and will act swiftly to remove those held responsible from the community,” Bushnell said in the statement.

Bushnell confirmed to the Record-Journal on Thursday that Demoulas was one of the suspended students. Demoulas was set to enter the second semester of his sophomore year, according to the Record-Journal.

Read the full story at the Meriden Record-Journal here.

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