Far from compromising his ability to teach here (as Penn State's administrators claim), Dr. Paul Krueger's story is a triumph of education and character -- surely an inspiration to students and to prisoners at nearby Rockview.

PSU should urge Krueger to return to his job.

For an educational institution to do otherwise is to deny the value of education and the possibility of rehabilitation.

What's happening to Dr Krueger and his family is heartbreaking.

They are being hounded on the front pages of newspapers 38 years after his crime at the age of 17 and 24 years after his parole from a Texas prison system not known for softness, where he'd earned a BA with a 4.0 GPA.

Two parole commissioners called Krueger "probably the most exceptional inmate" in the entire state.

Dr. Krueger holds three graduate degrees and was "a fine employee by all accounts" in his 4 years at PSU. A grad student vouched at our church service that Krueger is an exceptional and caring advisor.

Krueger's parole information should have been confidential -- who spilled it to the media?

Because of the publicity, obscure online National University has rescinded their job offer to him!

The message is, "Forget rehabilitation, you'll never get a job once you're freed." Is return to crime the only option for an ex-convict to support his family?

Surely our community will reach out to this father in his efforts to support and protect his young child.

Please write Dr Spanier and National University.