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ECSU Blocks My Unemployment After Firing Me…Compounding My Trauma
On September 19, 2025, the day after I was fired from ECSU via Criminal Trespass Warning, I applied for unemployment benefits.
If I was given a Criminal Trespass Warning, that means I was fired! I was never told why I was being trespassed, which is a violation of my Loudermill rights and Connecticut Public Act No. 14-11 (CT PA 14-11), which I explain in more detail below.
Loudermill Rights state that public employees are required to be allowed to participate in a hearing before termination. As the Graduate Intern/Hall Director for Burnap Hall at Eastern Connecticut State University, I was a State of Connecticut employee. I was never granted a hearing or allowed my due process rights.
Section 5, paragraph (b) of CT PA 14-11 (which can be found on page 9 of the PDF) states that “‘trauma-informed response’ means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impact of trauma, understanding the behavior of perpetrators and conducting an effective investigation on behalf of victims who have suffered trauma.”
With the nexus of all the actions taken against me by Eastern being my Title IX Complaint, we see that their response clearly defies the duty that Connecticut law calls on them to uphold with how they are dealing with me.
After my financial aid refund funds ran out, I was unable to obtain a hotel or motel room, and am now transient, or homeless. Eastern agreed not to rescind my tuition waiver that was a benefit of my graduate internship, likely as a form of “hush money.” Resultantly, my refund was so large that I could afford to stay in hotels or motels between September 18, 2025 and November 12, 2025. As of November 12, 2025 at 11 AM, I was rendered homeless.
As of January 10, 2026, my trauma has been greatly exacerbated, and even led to my attempted suicide after I put ECSU on notice via Instagram that the thought to end my life crossed my mind. I was not contacted for a welfare check after this, despite higher education protocols requiring mandated reporters to request welfare checks on those who show signs of distress that allude to potential injury of themselves or others.
As I allege in my complaint to Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), when I tried explaining my need for housing to Dr. Alphonso Atkins, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities’ Executive Director of Civil Rights Compliance, he laughed at me and told me that there was nothing the system could do for me since I am no longer an associated student or staff member.
It does not help that on November 4, 2025, I received a notice from the Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) that Eastern falsely alleged that I “voluntarily quit” my position, as seen below. I am absolutely flabbergasted by this and I believe that a CHRO Human Rights Referee will show no mercy to CSCU when my case is heard at Public Hearing.