Chancellor of black college defends the arrest of female student in class after she kicked off for being told to rewrite an essay - saying 'de-escalation efforts failed'

Daily Mail UK ^ | December 16, 2022 | Ronny Reyes

[Morgana]

The head of a historically black college has defended police being called to arrest a student who was arguing with her professor. 

Addressing the viral video of Leilla Hamoud, 20, being detained at Winston-Salem State University following a fallout with lecturer Cynthia Villagome over her essay, Chancellor Elwood Robinson said the school was in the right.

'We understand that the weaponization of police is a prevalent problem in our community, however, that is not what happened in this incident,' Robinson wrote in a letter to students and staff, adding that initial 'de-escalation efforts' had failed.

'We strive for a safe, inclusive, thriving, and intellectual community where all our faculty, staff, and students feel respected and supported. To that end, we will take swift and appropriate measures against any situation that contradicts those ideals.'

A spokesman for the school told CNN Villagome has been left shaken and emotional by the incident, noting 'there have been several threats to her safety.'

n the arrest video, Hamoud was seen sobbing and complaining the cops were hurting her as they forced her arms behind her back over what she says was a dispute about her final paper.

Hamoud claimed Villagomez got angry with her in class, saying she could either apologize for not redoing the essay as instructed or leave. 

Hamoud said she rejected the ultimatum and held her presentation in class because she had worked on the assignment for two weeks before allegedly being given only six-hours to redo it.

[GnuThere]

Entitlement 101.

[Wiser now]

I would love to know what was wrong with the essay to begin with. Was the professor, in fact, giving the young woman one last chance to pass her class?
This conversion should have been held in private to avoid embarrassment to the student; a calm discussion about just what exactly needed to be corrected by the student, and why. Then if the student created a scene in class, yes, arrest her.
There was poor communication leading up to the argument.

[bobbo666]

Well, if she is anything like the other rabble of woke Aholes, screaming at a potential speaker ‘cause he offended them; calling the coppers is the only resort left.

Working two weeks on a paper and then having 6 hours to edit is nothing. Either get to it or walk out. Making a scene in a classroom is the behavior of a bully. A whiny, narcissistic bully.

Grow the F* up, little girl. If you were working in an office and did that, getting all of six hours to rework is a godsend. Just do it.