"in general suicidal thinking combined with self harm shouldn't be enough to deny someone access to University" I would agree with you, but I sympathize with t

"in general suicidal thinking combined with self harm shouldn't be enough to deny someone access to University" I would agree with you, but I sympathize with the University as well. In our litigious society, Yale could easily be sued by the parents of the suicide victim. Worse, once a school starts "treating" a student for mental health issues they by default assume some responsibility for that person. If the OP did eventually jump from the roof of Vanderbilt hall, people would be asking, "why didn't they send her home?" The university could have treated her with more compassion and respect, but their ultimate decision to remove her was probably their best course of action.