Douglas County District Judge Robert Fairchild has denied Kansas University’s request to reconsider his ruling that reversed the school’s expulsion of a former student for a series of tweets he sent about an ex-girlfriend.

KU expelled Navid Yeasin, a would-be senior, last November after KU alleged that he’d violated an order not to contact an ex-girlfriend by tweeting derogatory comments about her.

In September, Fairchild ruled that the university had not followed its own rules by expelling him, as it cited its Student Conduct Code, which states that students can be punished for policy violations that occur “while on university premises or at university sponsored or supervised events.”

No evidence was shown that the tweets had been sent on the KU campus.

In his ruling Monday, Fairchild said that KU must re-admit Yeasin as a student and the school must give financial credit for the classes in which he was enrolled once he returns to KU.

However, Fairchild also issued a stay on his ruling, holding off Yeasin’s ability to re-enroll until KU has the opportunity to appeal Fairchild’s decision to the Kansas Court of Appeals.

If the state Court of Appeals decides to hear the case, it could be June before the stay is lifted.

Yeasin, a petroleum engineering major, said no other school in the state offers the program he needs to graduate and he does not want to pay out-of-state tuition. In the meantime, Yeasin remains in Lawrence without attending school.