Stanford is not able to disclose any information on student disciplinary matters, and one cannot ultimately know what contributed to Meyer’s death, but the article raises the question of how disciplinary actions against students should be handled. In addition to balancing the schedule of a student-athlete, Meyer had been receiving letters from the university for a few months over an incident in which she was reportedly “defending a teammate,” and she had received a final letter stating that there would be a trial over the incident, according to Meyer’s parents in an interview with Today.

Upon more research, an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education details how a pending disciplinary action filed by Stanford could have triggered damaging anxiety in Meyer. Katie Meyer was clearly bright, talented and heartbreakingly young. As soon as I heard Katie Meyer, captain of the Stanford women’s soccer team, died by suicide, I wanted to know more about what events contributed to this tragedy.

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