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My issue with making the name public is that if students have the fear that they will be put into the spotlight for calling and being made to seem racist when there is the potential for actual danger. Studies have shown this to happen that people will not call of there is fear they will be in trouble: think of the case with underage kids drinking. If someone underage calls 911 on someone else who has alcohol poisoning and they themselves were also drinking, if that fear of getting trouble (made worse by the alcohol and the already hindered decision-making center of a developing teen mind) stands in the way, the potential for danger skyrockets. A sad fact here being, yes people of color commit crimes. White people commit crimes. By making people afraid to call when it happens to be a black person or another of color is the polar opposite solution to this problem. Here, this student should be taught why this is wrong and the internet having their name is not how it will be done.

As you are a former college president, I have great respect and admiration for you and your experiences, and I fear we will both not reach the same conclusion in this case. I appreciate the statement that you put out regarding yesterday's incident, but I have to address an error which places undue burden on the student in question.

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Please note that "of color" should be removed - she is a Smith Student, period, and what she looks like is not required information - and the sentence "Campus Police found nothing suspicious about the student's presence" should be edited to include: "and ascertained that it was racially-motivated harassment on the part of the caller."

The way it is currently written includes an implicit understanding of why the police were called - it matters more that this woman is a person of color than the fact that she is a Smith undergrad. Why is Smith not flat out saying that she is nothing more nor less than a Smith woman who belongs there, and the school sees NO reason whatsoever that would make her seem out of place; clearly the person who made the complaint sees something that no one else would imagine would be problematic.

Create the environment we wish to live in. One in which not a single person reads about this situation and says "oh, well, she's black, so...." because her skin color matters only to the biased individual who caused the issue.
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"A Smith student was reported to be out of place and suspicious while sitting in a common area. The police came. It was determined that the caller has a personal bias which led her to believe that the student should not be there. It will be addressed."

Thank you for your time, and your consideration of the work that we as allies still have to do, to shift the burden off of our hurting friends and family members and onto those whose actual behaviors need addressing. The behavior of the staff in question is unacceptable and inexcusable. They should be fired to set an example that policing Brown/Black bodies in such a manner is not acceptable at Smith College. I'm an alumnus following this closely.Campus police need the training to question these kinds of calls. "White caller crime" is a phenomenon any security detail needs training on. As a current student who is a rising senior, I just wanted to put it out there that whether I make any future donations to the school as an alum is contingent upon the administration’s response to the very apparent systemic issue at hand in addition tothe outcome of said investigation. If any measures to ensure incidents like this never happen on campus again are not taken, this school will never see a dime from me after I graduate. I also want to give a shout-out to the alums who are actively pledging to not donate to Smith until they resolve this issue in an effective manner that PROPERLY fosters inclusion and diversity on campus.
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