It is true, perhaps only in America can a university president who oversaw a child predating monster do what child predating monsters do, all with plenty of warning, then be “forced” into retirement with a $2.45 million dollar pay-out. From HuffPo:
Former Michigan State University president and current faculty member Lou Anna Simon, who is facing criminal charges in the Larry Nassar sex abuse case, plans to retire at the end of August with a $2.45 million payout.
Yes, a woman oversaw this, a woman who is now significantly richer.
The university announced on Tuesday that Simon will retire on Aug. 31, 2019, after working at the school for 45 years. She will receive three annual payments that amount to $2.45 million and will reportedly keep all the benefits of a tenured faculty member. Under the terms of her retirement, Simon will also hold the esteemed titles of president emeritus and professor emeritus.
So, a person who is facing criminal charges for conduct as president of the university, is “paid” – a lot – to retire?
Excuse me for a second, but ahem, are you fcking kidding me?
No, and that truly is the problem. Let’s hear what one of the gymnasts thinks?
Amanda Thomsahow, who was abused by Nassar on MSU’s campus in 2014, told HuffPost she’s “horrified” by Simon’s million-dollar payout.
Has any one gymnast abused by the monster been paid $2.45 million by the US Olympic Committee, Michigan State, or anyone?
Maybe, but I highly doubt it, perhaps only because Nassar had SO many victims that it would bankrupt just about anyone. And, it really doesn’t matter anyway since it only would make things “less worse,” if you know what I mean.
As the father of an 11-year old daughter, it is stuff like this that makes me cringe for her future. After all, this is a woman as president, which is supposed to be a stride forward. Yet … we’re supposed to be doing this better by now.
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