Pomona students charged for art protest as three expelled, one suspended and 20 on probation in Tennessee for Vanderbilt sit-in
Eighteen students at Pomona College in Claremont, California, were arrested on Friday and charged with misdemeanor trespassing, and one student was arrested for obstruction of justice,to the Claremont police department, during a protest in response to the removal of pro-Palestinian art on the college campus.
Students criticized the heavy police response to the protest, as police from Claremont, Pomona, Azusa and La Verne responded to the scene in riot gear.demonstrators entered the Alexander Hall on campus in protest of an “apartheid wall” of artwork from students supporting Palestine being removed after being up since 28 March.CBS News in response to the police presence after spending a night in jail: “We believed we were doing what was right, in terms of advocating and supporting each other.
Meanwhile, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, three students were expelled, one suspended, and 20 were given probation over theirOur US morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersonto a letter criticizing Vanderbilt administration’s responses to the protest and demanding the school rescind all suspensions, expulsions and arrests.
“We reject the implied characterization of student protest activity as a threat to community or institutional safety,” the letter said. “We call on the administration to repeal all suspensions and criminal charges against the students and immediately reinstate their access to campus housing, meal plans, healthcare, and educational activities.”
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