Lawyers for Ryan Millet hope for decision this week
Posted Mar 3, 2015 02:05:53 PM.
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HALIFAX – Lawyers representing a dentistry student at Dalhousie University say their client is the only student who remains suspended from clinical practice at the school in Halifax as it deals with controversial posts allegedly made on Facebook.
The school announced Monday that it has allowed 12 male dentistry students to return to clinical practice less than two months after they were suspended for allegedly participating in a Facebook page that contained sexually violent content about female classmates.
The law firm representing Ryan Millet says he has not been reinstated and he learned of Dalhousie’s decision to lift the suspension of his 12 classmates through media reports.
University president Richard Florizone said Monday that the school’s academic standards class committee made the decision to reinstate the students after reviewing the online posts, meeting each of the students and receiving reports and legal submissions.
The law firm for Millet says it hopes a decision from the academic standards committee on his case will be announced this week as it fights to clear his reputation.
The students who are returning to clinical practice must adhere to several conditions, including close supervision, ongoing participation in a restorative justice program and participation in classes on communication and professionalism.
