Practice question
A disciplinary committee gives a student written charges and allows a response, but concedes that it will refuse to consider any evidence the student offers because institutional freedom means the outcome may be predetermined. The student objects to that conceded refusal, not merely to summary procedure. Which response follows Ateneo’s safeguards?
- Written notice alone necessarily cures every later unfairness.
- A university may accept evidence only to destroy it unread.
- The student’s evidence must be duly considered under the applicable safeguards; academic freedom does not make the admitted refusal irrelevant.
- Only the committee’s publicity campaign matters.
- The Constitution forbids every university from imposing discipline.
Legal references
- Ateneo de Manila University v. Capulong, G.R. No. 99327, May 27, 1993, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/may1993/gr_99327_1993.html
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