Johnny Druskinis has been dismissed from the University of Michigan ice hockey team after allegedly vandalizing the school's Jewish resource center.
University of Michigansaid Tuesday a male suspect spray-painted male genitalia and a homophobic slur on the sidewalk of the center and a female suspect wrote her initials.
A Michigan spokesperson told the school's newspaper Druskinis was dismissed after a"violation of team rules." A watchdog group, StopAntisemitism, told USA Today multiple Michigan students identified Druskinis as the student who spray-painted the sidewalk. The group says a female lacrosse player was also involved and suspended.
And the group is calling for further action from the school in Druskinis' case.StopAntisemitism CEO Liora Rez ."Antisemitism is prevalent on college campuses across the U.S., and the University of Michigan has a responsibility to either suspend or even expel this student if they are truly serious about fighting bigotry."Police said the center's rabbi, Fully Eisenberger, will not be pressing charges against the students, who were said to be heavily intoxicated at the time of the incident, police said.
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