Heartbreak, devastation and powerful survivor stories filled the Ingham County courtroom over the past week with one key figure not in attendance for most of it: President Lou Anna K. Simon. While she stated that she didn’t want to take away from the victim’s stories by being there, she made it seem like she couldn’t fit it into her schedule.
What’s more important than a scandal that’s damaged the lives of thousands of innocent young girls due to a “doctor” breaking trust and a university administration’s tone-deafness? The answer should have been nothing, but Simon found other reasons to be absent.