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U. Rochester Reportedly Expelled Four Students Involved in Antisemitic ‘Wanted’ Poster Controversy

U. Rochester Reportedly Expelled Four Students Involved in Antisemitic ‘Wanted’ Poster Controversy

“They were subject to the school’s Code of Conduct violation procedures and also charged with second degree criminal mischief”

We covered this story closely as it unfolded. These students deserved to be expelled.

The Rochester Beacon reports:

Four UR students expelled for ‘Wanted’ posters, student protest group says

Four students allegedly involved in distributing “Wanted” posters of University of Rochester leadership, faculty and employees have been expelled, according to a statement from UR’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter.

The posters, which appeared the night of Nov. 10, targeted some UR community members for their handling of the university’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza and Lebanon, or for their alleged ties to the Israeli war effort and settlement movement….

The expulsions are the culmination of that code of conduct process; the criminal proceedings against the students are ongoing, with the four charged next expected in court Feb. 4. UR’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine announced the expulsions Friday afternoon on Instagram. The group has spearheaded organizing protests on campus against the war in Gaza and Lebanon.

A student who spoke on the condition of anonymity says the expulsion letters came Monday. UR spokesperson Sara Miller says that the university recognizes the public interest in the poster incident but it cannot legally confirm or comment on the matter due to its obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Turcios did not respond to a request for his expulsion letter.

Miller says all student conduct cases are “handled consistent with published processes meeting the institution’s obligation of fundamental fairness while effectively addressing actions found to violate applicable policy and preserving a safe campus environment.”

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Comments

Good news. The U of R administration has shown it has a spine.

Interesting that the expelled–Jonathan Bermudez, Naomi Gutierrez, Samantha Escobar and Jefferson Turcios–all have Spanish language surnames. The expelled have no surnames from the Arabian language? Is there a story here?

    henrybowman in reply to PostLiberal. | January 18, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    Hypothesis:
    1. The professional agitators had no college connection, and
    2. They knew just how far they could go legally, and used the students as patsies to go farther.

Since SJP was responsible for the students, why are they still a campus group?