According to a college spokesperson, school rules are still being refined.
Harvard University perhaps ban acts, illegal displays and signs, illicit pictures, and more after pro-Palestinian protests caused chaos on college in the springtime, according to a record obtained by The Crimson.
The school’s Office of General Counsel and the Working Group on Campus Space Use sent the document” Campus Use Rules,” which set out to establish a set of guidelines for “manage the use of all University places.”
Among other things, the plan would ban over camping, chalking, illegal indicators and displays, illicit videos and photos, and the moving of college furnishings without permission.
The review also outlines penalties for violations.
According to the report, people who violates the regulations “may be held financially liable for any resulting costs incurred and may face additional penalties for noncompliance, including being referred for control.”
The rules have not yet been finalized, according to University spokesperson Jason Newton.
According to Newton, the draft is an earlier version that was being reviewed, and it may not accurately reflect the current state of guidance on a particular subject. ” Once the document is finalized, it will be shared with the Harvard community”.
Some of the rules, such as prohibiting the blocking of traffic and building entrances, already are bans at Harvard, according to The Crimson.
However, the student newspaper brought up free speech concerns about other rule proposals, such as chalking messages on university sidewalks.
Another “would demand that every event be sponsored by a “dedicated Harvard affiliate or affiliate group sponsor.” Unless explicitly permitted by site-specific policies, the policy would ban groups from co-sponsoring events with non-Harvard organizations and unrecognized student organizations”, the report states.
The way that Harvard and other universities handled the pro-Palestinian protests that took place last school year on campus all over the country has received criticism.
Some protesters stayed on college lawns for weeks in violation of university policies, and some campuses lost millions of dollars in damages and cleanup expenses.
More than 3, 100 pro-Palestinian student protesters were arrested just in the spring, according to a New York Times tally. However, many of the charges later were dropped.
According to The College Fix, Harvard reversed its decision earlier this month to suspend five students from an encampment on its lawn.
In its report on the reversal, National Review noted that Harvard’s decision to retract its student suspensions “has raised questions about how seriously it takes its own code of conduct.”
Meanwhile, Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine, the group that led the 20-day protest, celebrated the news, stating on its Instagram page,” After sustained student and faculty organizing, Harvard has caved in, showing that the student intifada will always prevail”.
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