{"id":1751058,"date":"2022-11-25T08:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751058"},"modified":"2022-11-25T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:17:52","slug":"stanford-soccer-stars-parents-sue-university-after-her-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-soccer-stars-parents-sue-university-after-her-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Soccer Star\u2019s Parents Sue University After Her Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstanford-soccer-stars-parents-sue-university-after-her-suicide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A lawsuit has been filed against Stanford University by the parents of Katie Meyer, the Stanford soccer goalkeeper who captained the university\u2019s 2019 national championship team and later committed suicide at the end of February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint claims that Meyer was distraught after receiving a letter from the university the night she died that charged her with a \u201cViolation of the Fundamental Standard by spilling coffee on another student,\u201d an incident the complaint states occurred in April 2021. The formal disciplinary charge meant that Meyer\u2019s diploma, which as a senior she would receive in three months, was being placed on hold and her status as a Stanford student was in question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStanford\u2019s after-hours disciplinary charge, and the reckless nature and manner of submission to Katie, caused Katie to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide,\u2019\u2019 the complaint declares, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/2022\/11\/23\/parents-ex-stanford-goalie-katie-meyer-sue-wrongful-death\/10766400002\/\">USA Today<\/a>. \u201cKatie\u2019s suicide was completed without planning and solely in response to the shocking and deeply distressing information she received from Stanford while alone in her room without any support or resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meyer\u2019s parents, Steve and Gina, issued a statement saying, \u201cWe are deeply troubled and disappointed with what we have learned since her passing and have no choice but to move forward with litigation to achieve justice for Katie and protect future students. In addition, we are working to seek systemic changes to improve the safety and support of the Stanford students currently on campus, and those enrolled in the future through our foundation, Katie\u2019s Save.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Dee Mostofi, assistant vice president of external communications for the university, responded to the complaint, informing USA Today Sports, \u201cThe Stanford community continues to grieve Katie\u2019s tragic death and we sympathize with her family for the unimaginable pain that Katie\u2019s passing has caused them. However, we strongly disagree with any assertion that the university is responsible for her death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meyer received the notice after 7 p.m.; Stanford\u2019s Counseling and Psychiatric Services was closed by that time, the complaint asserts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKatie, sitting alone in her dorm room, when it was dark outside, immediately responded to the email expressing how \u2018shocked and distraught\u2019 she was over being charged and threatened with removal from the university,\u2019\u2019 the complaint asserts. \u201cStanford failed to respond to Katie\u2019s expression of distress, instead ignored it and scheduled a meeting for 3 days later via email. Stanford employees made no effort whatsoever to check on Katie\u2019s well-being, either by a simple phone call or in-person welfare check.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The complaint contends that Meyer told Stanford employees in November 2021 she had \u201cbeen scared for months that my clumsiness will ruin my chances of leaving Stanford on a good note\u201d and felt anxious through the disciplinary process.<\/p>\n<p>But Mostofi claimed the head of the Office of Community Standards (OCS) contacted Meyer \u201cseveral days\u201d before the February 28 note. \u201cShe gave Katie until that date to provide any further information for consideration,\u2019\u201d Mostofi\u00a0stated. \u201cKatie provided no information\u00a0and OCS informed her on the evening of February 28 that the matter would move to a hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mostofi also said that in the February 28 letter, Meyer was \u201cexplicitly told that this was not a determination that she did anything wrong, and OCS offered to meet with her to discuss the matter if she wished.\u201d Mostofi claimed that Meyer received a phone number to call for immediate support and was alerted that the number was open 24\/7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly after receiving that email, Katie wrote OCS staff and received a reply within the hour,\u201d\u2019 Mostofi added. \u201cKatie asked for a meeting to discuss the matter, was offered several available times, and chose one three days later despite the availability of\u00a0an\u00a0earlier appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released through their attorney, Meyer\u2019s parents, Steve and Gina, said, \u201cWe are deeply troubled and disappointed with what we have learned since her passing and have no choice but to move forward with litigation to achieve justice for Katie and protect future students. In addition, we are working to seek systemic changes to improve the safety and support of the Stanford students currently on campus, and those enrolled in the future through our foundation, Katie\u2019s Save.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI miss her dearly,\u201d Steve Meyers stated. \u201cEvery minute of every day. I miss her when I come here; I spent so much time with her here. She\u2019d do this thing with both of us that was so amazing, heartwarming. We\u2019d go up, walk around campus. It\u2019s be just me and her, just Gina and her. She\u2019d encounter people she knew on campus, all walks, like little tiny philosopher majors, giant football players. She\u2019d go, \u2018This is my dad! That\u2019s my mom!\u2019 It was almost disarming, she was just so vivacious and full of life with that stuff. \u2018Cause a lot of kids that age are like, \u2018My parents are here, whatever.\u2019 It was the reverse of that. The reverse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we have to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit has been filed against Stanford University by the parents of Katie Meyer, the Stanford soccer goalkeeper who captained the university\u2019s 2019 national championship team and later committed suicide at the end of February 2022. The complaint claims that Meyer was distraught after receiving a letter from the university the night she died that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":1751061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1751058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1751058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1751061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}