I was saddened to read about the abuse Allison Stanger endured at Middlebury College. I am the former Director of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Middlebury. Allison volunteered her time for several years as a recreation department youth basketball coach. She was a kind, sensible woman who was an excellent role model for the children she instructed.
I always considered her to be one of my finest volunteers from the Middlebury community. It was extremely disturbing to read, down south in Tennessee where I live, how she was mistreated and injured for promoting discussion and free speech. What exactly has gone wrong with the students at Middlebury College? This is not the Middlebury I remember.
Tom Anderson
Sevierville, Tenn.