Fast university is one of the renowned universities in Pakistan. From the private sector fast is leading institute with a high job rate in the market. But a recent incident happens that was not expected from such high standard university.
Fast university expels few students for posting defamatory memes over the fast university in a Facebook group. 13 students are given different punishments. Girls included in punishment are asked to just submit a written apology. However, Boys are expelled for one year or few or demoted to one semester back in every subject.
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To everyone surprise, fast university threatening graduated students to cancel their degree. Social media is full of view that a written apology should be enough as punishment.
How can FAST threaten students who have graduated already with degree cancellations just because of what they post on social media? pic.twitter.com/KyC4HPsK7n
— Ali Moeen Nawazish (@am_nawazish) June 28, 2020
People are not accepting it and of the point that “Dismissing students over some petty media memes is totally unacceptable. Universities of the caliber of FAST must be more broad hearted rather than targeting individual students. A formal apology would have been enough even if they did something wrong”.
Ali Moeen Nawazish a very famous journalist said there should be freedom of speech for students. He quoted it as
Universities are supposed to be beacons of free speech and thought. At Cambridge there were protests against university policies, people posted on social media and none of their grades were downgraded.
What is wrong with FAST! Dont’t reduce their grades! pic.twitter.com/Lsmx2MA8Kz
— Ali Moeen Nawazish (@am_nawazish) June 28, 2020
From a few students of fast to the whole internet, the community is making memes on Fast University. As they want the freedom of speech and punishment of these students to call back.
#ShameOnFAST pic.twitter.com/XDw2pRFVQG
— Umair Malik (@CoolstarMalik1) June 28, 2020
“Islami Jamiat Talba” also came forward to support students being punished in Fast University.
Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba condemn the disciplinary actions taken by the @FastNU_Official against the students. The disciplinary action is the breaching of the freedom of the expression, the University Management must reconsider their decision.@JamiatPK @PresidentIJT#ShameOnFAST pic.twitter.com/hmqwogVIR5
— Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba KP (@KPJamiat) June 28, 2020
During this corona pandemic, students are already stressed about taking online classes and exams. Then putting this type of allegations is adding more to disturbing their mental health. Students in universities came from different areas with different kinds of mental pressure and mental health conditions. Upon adding such unexpected punishments are adding to their bad mental conditions that can result in severe outcomes. Universities should act responsible institutes and should not take such things to such level of punishments.
