Imagine being suspended for a year, completely messing up your life over a protest that has nothing to do with your college education.The College Fix reports:
Citing danger, ‘egregious’ damage, Pomona suspends 10 anti-Israel students for building takeoverPomona College administrators have suspended 10 anti-Israel student activists for a year for occupying Carnegie Hall, citing severe danger and “egregious” damage.The suspended students decried the decision, calling it a “tyrannical abuse of power,” alleging the college has no direct proof they damaged the building, and arguing they are being used as scapegoats and deterrents.President Gabrielle Starr announced in a memo Wednesday the decision, noting that as “a result of their actions, several students have been fully suspended for the remainder of the 2024-2025 academic year.” The memo also states:
The damage to Carnegie, including to teaching infrastructure, was egregious and is being separately adjudicated; however, the most far-reaching violation of the individuals thus sanctioned by the College was their involvement in the takeover of a building, the forced end of classes and the disruption of our academic mission. This takeover created an environment that was fundamentally dangerous, restricting entrance and exit for Carnegie, and even leading to students leaving the building by the windows.
The president stated that because of the “severity of the circumstances,” the students’ “cases are not subject to discipline by the Judicial Council.”
As a result, the students cannot return to campus or participate in any school activities or services until the fall 2025 semester. However, the students can request a review of the decision.
“We cannot move forward, let alone aim to strengthen our community, when safety is at risk and actions lead us away from the foundational value of respect and threaten our ability to be together,” Starr stated.
“More students will be issued conduct notifications in the coming weeks,” she stated.
On Oct. 7, protesters obstructed entrances, zip-tied doors, graffitied the building, classrooms and offices and destroyed AV equipment. One employee was injured in the building takeover, as previously reported by The College Fix.
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