Comments on: Give Hackwood one last chance http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/01/23/give-hackwood-one-last-chance/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Alex http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/01/23/give-hackwood-one-last-chance/#comment-46445 Alex Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:24:10 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/01/23/give-hackwood-one-last-chance/#comment-46445 The fact that Fletcher-Hackwood is the YUSU Academic & Welfare Officer surely says something. If hitting a student is her idea of 'welfare', we surely have a problem on our hands. Grace may be doing a fantastic job in this role, but her behaviour cannot be excused. She should resign. The fact that Fletcher-Hackwood is the YUSU Academic & Welfare Officer surely says something. If hitting a student is her idea of ‘welfare’, we surely have a problem on our hands.

Grace may be doing a fantastic job in this role, but her behaviour cannot be excused. She should resign.

]]> By: Christina http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/01/23/give-hackwood-one-last-chance/#comment-46427 Christina Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:01:28 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/01/23/give-hackwood-one-last-chance/#comment-46427 'In her recent statement she fully admits it was a “fuck-up” on her part. How much weight does that really carry? ... In addition to this, she described the incident as at worst “inappropriate”. Perhaps it was, but I think Fletcher-Hackwood is underestimating the gravity of “inappropriate”.' Actually, Fletcher-Hackwood apologised both in person and in print to Taylor the day after the incident. See http://yorkuk.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=9601620814&topic=3800. Apologies for the Facebook reference (sloppy journalism) but it's all there. ‘In her recent statement she fully admits it was a “fuck-up” on her part. How much weight does that really carry? … In addition to this, she described the incident as at worst “inappropriate”. Perhaps it was, but I think Fletcher-Hackwood is underestimating the gravity of “inappropriate”.’

Actually, Fletcher-Hackwood apologised both in person and in print to Taylor the day after the incident. See http://yorkuk.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=9601620814&topic=3800.

Apologies for the Facebook reference (sloppy journalism) but it’s all there.

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