A police operation at Tulane University in New Orleans arrested six people late last night, after the college warned students that an encampment would be considered illegal, but a protest encampment there remains in place.
Some students have also been suspended, the university said in a statement early today, while some campus buildings will be shut today and classes held remotely.
The university stressed that “the overwhelming number of these protestors are unaffiliated with Tulane.”
“We want to be clear: We do not condone and will not allow trespassing, hate speech, antisemitism and bias against religious or ethnic groups, harassment, intimidation, violence, and other criminal acts on any of our campuses,” college president Michael A. Fitts said.
The university said in an earlier statement that 40 Tulane University police officers were involved in removing tents from an “unregistered and unsanctioned” protest, which was part of the ongoing nationwide pro-Palestinian solidarity movement.
The six arrested people, who have not been identified, are accused of crimes include trespassing, battery on an officer and resisting arrest, the statement said.
The university said freedom of speech was “foundational to our society and a bedrock tenet of universities,” but said it would not tolerate criminal behavior.
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