Talking Paper on Shannon Faulkers

THERE ARE THREE MAIN TOPICS THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON: THEY ARE

1. BACKGROUND ON SHANNON FAULKERS ADMISSION

2. THE LEGAL BATTLE

3. THE FUTURE OF THE CITADEL

OK LETS GET STARTED.........................

IN JANUARY 1993 SHANNON FAULKNER , AN 18 YEAR OLD SENIOR AT WREN HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA APPLIED FOR ADMISSION TO THE CITADEL, THEN A 150 YEAR OLD ALL MALE INSTITUTE. SHANNON KNEW THE CITADEL WOULDN'T ACCEPT HER AS A FEMALE BUT WANTED TO SEE IF SHE MET ALL THE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS. SHANNON ASKED WREN HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO DELETE ALL PARTS OF HER TRANSCRIPTS THAT REFERRED TO HER GENDER. FAULKNER WAS A "A" STUDENT, DRUM MAJOR AND A ATHLETE AT HER SCHOOL. FURTHER SHE WANTED TO GO TO SCHOOL IN HER HOME STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

SHANNON WAS DELIGHTED WHEN ON 22 JANUARY 1993 THE CITADEL WROTE HER WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER THAT SAID IN PART AND I QUOTE:

"DEAR MR. FAULKNER: IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FOURTH CLASS ADMISSIONS ADVISOR...