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In reply to the discussion: Northern Virginia VCU student denied diploma after participating in pro-Palestinian protests [View all]SickOfTheOnePct
(8,350 posts)7. And the rest of the story...
...from the same link:
In a statement to WTOP, VCU said students who held an unauthorized event on the campus were warned to disband but refused to leave the campus librarys lawn.
Several students involved in the protests were seniors set to graduate on May 10. Per Student Affairs standard procedures, initially approved in 2013, when seniors and graduate students are involved in a possible or alleged conduct violation, they receive a letter giving them advance notice of the potential ramifications if they are found responsible, the statement read.In a statement to WTOP, VCU said students who held an unauthorized event on the campus were warned to disband but refused to leave the campus librarys lawn.
Several students involved in the protests were seniors set to graduate on May 10. Per Student Affairs standard procedures, initially approved in 2013, when seniors and graduate students are involved in a possible or alleged conduct violation, they receive a letter giving them advance notice of the potential ramifications if they are found responsible, the statement read.In a statement to WTOP, VCU said students who held an unauthorized event on the campus were warned to disband but refused to leave the campus librarys lawn.
This doesn't mean I think she shouldn't get her degree - she should. But as is often the case, there is more to the story. She and others refused to disperse, and under a long-standing policy, their conduct is being looked at.
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Northern Virginia VCU student denied diploma after participating in pro-Palestinian protests [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 26
OP
If it's a public university run by the government I would say that such a ban is a 1st Amendment violation.
cstanleytech
Jul 26
#3
Thanks for the clarification. I figured it was more than simply "free speech".
Oopsie Daisy
Jul 27
#29
None of it is right. Pointing to another wrong doesn't excuse a wrong. Children. Children.
twodogsbarking
Jul 27
#44
VCU allows free speech. You just can't illegally camp on school property after being told to leave.
SunSeeker
Jul 26
#12
Sure, if they didn't do it while refusing to leave an illegal encampment on school property.
SunSeeker
Jul 26
#14
How many students participated in an illegal encampment at VCU to praise Trump?
Jose Garcia
Jul 27
#21