Katie Meyer's parents believe a disciplinary letter sent to their daughter Feb. 28 was a form of 'institutional bullying' and caused distress that 'impulsively led her to suicide' that night.
LOS ANGELES — The parents of Katie Meyer have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Stanford University months after the 22-year-old soccer captain was found dead in her dorm room.
Stanford’s Office of Community Standards sent Meyer the formal disciplinary charges by email. The five-page letter addressed an August 2021 incident in which she allegedly spilled coffee on a football player while riding her bike. Instead, Meyer received a letter after hours and on the last day disciplinary charges could be brought. It outlined her “potential removal” from the university while placing a hold on her degree three months shy of graduation.The suit further claimed that the university failed to immediately follow up with a wellness check.
The university has not reviewed the lawsuit but is familiar with its allegations and described them in a news statement as “false and misleading.” The university defended its response to the alleged sexual assault on Meyer’s teammate — described as an unwanted kiss — by saying the incident was reported to its Title IX office, which decided against moving forward with an investigation, and local police.
The family’s suit said Meyer, a student-athlete who helped lead Stanford to a 2019 NCAA championship, had aspirations of attending Stanford Law School and trying out for the U.S. women’s national soccer team. Immediately following Meyer’s death, her parents pointed to the disciplinary letter as a possible trigger.
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