Months after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pledged to improve its treatment of veterans, disabled student veteran Jeremy Rawls is hoping his college might do the same.
Since February, the rising senior at Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss. has struggled to maintain good grades and reclaim his work-study position after MC administrators allegedly suspended him and labeled him a threat to himself and other students.
“If they’ll do this to me, and I’m one of the most outspoken veterans on campus, they’ll definitely do this to others.”
In an exclusive interview with Campus Reform, the former
active-duty Marine who served two combat tours in Iraq said his
suspension came after he requested to meet with a different counselor in
the school’s Office of Counseling and Disability Services. Rawls, who
is diagnosed with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
was originally paired with a female counselor who wore traditional
Muslim dress during his initial visit to the office.
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