The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) issued a statement on June 10, 2002, that it has revoked the accreditation status of Life University College of Chiropractic, the world's largest chiropractic school.

According to the CCE, the college has 30 days to file an appeal and the appeal process could take between 90 and 120 days, with the final decision issued somewhere between early September and November.

Life vice president D.D. Humber, D.C., told <I>The Chiropractic Journal<I> that the school will definitely appeal the decision and until the appeal process is completed, "the accrediting status for all students and the student financial status remains intact." He also noted, "all other legal measures will be pursued in an effort to protect the interests of the 2,300 chiropractic students and the 680 faculty staff involved in this institution."

Kim Williams, D.C., a daughter of Sid Williams acting as spokesperson for the school, stated emphatically, "We have absolutely no intention to close our doors, at all."

Speculation was running rampant after the announcement was made, with some observers saying the decision was politically motivated, based on anti-subluxation-based chiropractic sentiments within the CCE hierarchy and animosity towards Life Founder and President Sid Williams, D.C. Others feel Dr. Williams himself is the cause of the school's difficulty, saying he has failed to maintain high academic standards at Life.