Ole Miss Opens Probe Into Student Counterprotesters

NBC News reports:

The University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded by counterprotesters circulated online, including one that many have singled out as racist.

Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce sent a letter to students and staff on Friday noting that Ole Miss leaders were aware of behaviors that were “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable, including actions that conveyed hostility and racist overtones” at Thursday’s protest.

“While student privacy laws prohibit us from commenting on any specific student, we have opened one student conduct investigation,” Boyce wrote. “We are working to determine whether more cases are warranted.”

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The University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded by counter protesters circulated online, including one that many have singled out as racist. https://t.co/NSpK3qC9YG

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