Students at George Mason University want Brett Kavanaugh to be fired.
After the Virginia school added Kavanaugh to its law faculty, students from a group known as “Mason 4 Survivors” launched a petition demanding that their school sever ties with the Supreme Court justice over the lingering but unproven allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh that nearly derailed his confirmation hearings last fall.
Kavanaugh was set to teach a special summer course at the university’s Antonin Scalia Law School.
Petition calls for Kavanaugh’s ouster
The petition, which has already garnered more than 3,000 signatures, demands that the school “terminate AND void ALL contracts and affiliation with Brett Kavanaugh at George Mason University.”
It also seeks the release of “any and all documents including but not limited to: emails, donor agreements, and contracts related to the hiring of Brett Kavanaugh as faculty at George Mason University.”
Students from the group went on to call for a town hall-style meeting between faculty and students, which will reportedly be held on April 16, and a formal apology from school administrators to survivors of sexual assault.
“As a survivor, as a student who comes to this university, and expects to have a good education, to experience a happy, safe place, I am insulted,” GMU student Elijah Nichols said of Kavanaugh’s hiring. “It seems as if he’s [GMU president Ángel Cabrera] not standing with survivors, it’s as if he doesn’t care about us as students, and about our safety, and our well-being.”
University stands behind Brett
For his part, Cabrera has said that he is standing by the school’s decision to hire Kavanaugh.
“I respect the views of people who disagreed with Justice Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation due to questions raised about his sexual conduct in high school. But he was confirmed and is now a sitting Justice,” Cabrera said in March.
He went on: “The law school has determined that the involvement of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice contributes to making our law program uniquely valuable for our students. And I accept their judgment.”
Cabrera finished his statement by promising that Kavanaugh’s addition to the faculty roster hasn’t affected GMU’s dedication to combatting sexual assault on campus.
“This decision, controversial as it may be, in no way affects the university’s ongoing efforts to eradicate sexual violence from our campuses,” Cabrera said.
We can only hope Cabrera and GMU continue to stand behind Brett Kavanaugh. While liberals may have abandoned the age-old practice of due process, Kavanaugh is still innocent until proven guilty — and the students at GMU will no doubt benefit from the rare opportunity to learn about law from a sitting Supreme Court justice.
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