A University of North Georgia cadet suspended for taking an embarrassing photo of a school official appealed his suspension Wednesday.
Dante Harris asked to be allowed back in the fall.
The university suspended Harris, a junior cadet attending UNG on a $70,000 military scholarship, for taking and sharing a photo of the assistant commandant, retired Major Richard Neikirk, standing in front of a urinal with his shorts pulled down, buttocks visible.
Local police also charged Harris with crimes, one a felony, related to the photo.
Harris’ suspension for the next summer and fall semesters will not affect his scholarship, which pays for his tuition, room, food, books and uniforms. However, he is appealing to return in the fall because he lives off of the drill pay he receives as part of the scholarship, his mentor Amber Massey said.
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