Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140801004849/@comment-96.254.157.84-20140803015938

Ozpin is a very smart guy, so I doubt Cinder has escaped his attention. Monty kind of hinted it in the interview, but don't quote me on that. I honestly think he's letting stay close to the academy because he wants to keep a close eye on her - she won't do anything careless under his supervision.

I'm fairly certain that Ozpin is not underestimating Cinder and is trying not to do anything rash that might provoke the enemy into pushing forward with their plans. That's why he doesn't like Ironwood's "show of power" because it will obviously intimidate the Faunus and cause them to retaliate.