An institution seeking to earn back trust after it has ignored or covered up abuse is wrong (“Hesston College officials vow to ‘earn back trust’ after sexual violence report,” May 5). The goal should be to recompense survivors, following this example: “But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount’ ” (Luke 19:8, NIV). The institution has cheated the survivors. Where is the repentance that will pay back four times the amount the survivor paid to attend the school?

Shary Hauber, Campbell, N.Y.