DamianTV
03-19-2014, 07:40 PM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/03/18/355116/police-attack-student-protests-in-us/
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Hundreds of college students in the US state of California protesting tuition hikes clashed violently with campus police on Thursday, leading to two arrests.
Around 250 people assembled Thursday at the City College of San Francisco to call for the resignation of special trustee Robert Agrella, who was appointed in July 2013 by California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
Demonstrators say that Agrella has proposed a new tuition policy that discriminates against undocumented and poor students.
Itzel Calvo, an ethnic studies student, said she was unable to register this semester because she is an undocumented immigrant who would have to pay out-of-state fees totaling about $3,000 to sign up for classes.
The protest was initially peaceful but escalated into violent clashes after police officers began attacking the students with batons and pepper spray.
Anya Komisaryk, 21, a Broadcast Journalism major at San Francisco State University, said the officer’s actions escalated the clash.
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Oh, look at that, it would have been a peaceful protest if the cops werent there with their jackboots to step on Free Speech yet again.
http://previous.presstv.ir/photo/20140318/355116_student%20protest.jpg
Hundreds of college students in the US state of California protesting tuition hikes clashed violently with campus police on Thursday, leading to two arrests.
Around 250 people assembled Thursday at the City College of San Francisco to call for the resignation of special trustee Robert Agrella, who was appointed in July 2013 by California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
Demonstrators say that Agrella has proposed a new tuition policy that discriminates against undocumented and poor students.
Itzel Calvo, an ethnic studies student, said she was unable to register this semester because she is an undocumented immigrant who would have to pay out-of-state fees totaling about $3,000 to sign up for classes.
The protest was initially peaceful but escalated into violent clashes after police officers began attacking the students with batons and pepper spray.
Anya Komisaryk, 21, a Broadcast Journalism major at San Francisco State University, said the officer’s actions escalated the clash.
(continues on link)
Oh, look at that, it would have been a peaceful protest if the cops werent there with their jackboots to step on Free Speech yet again.