Posted on 12/14/2015 8:39:06 AM PST by Academiadotorg
George Washington University President Steven Knapp issued a statement through his office after a flag controversy flared up at one of the university dorm halls. A student, who is Palestinian, hung a Palestinian flag outside his dorm room window at Shenkman Hall. It was reported to the administration police department because it was prohibited that an object be hung outside windows on campus. The student complied and the police officer wrote a report. But, what happened was that the report triggered an automatic warning letter to the student. The student believed he was being unduly singled out for having a Palestinian flag, when it was a simple administrative procedure.
Here is what President Knapp issued via the school’s e-mail newsletter: "I am writing to address valid concerns about the university's response to a flag that was seen hanging outside a student's window at Shenkman Hall on October 26.
"Let me begin by assuring you that I am committed to our doing everything we can to ensure that students of all backgrounds, nationalities, and beliefs feel welcome at this university and enjoy the fullest respect and support as they pursue the aspirations that brought them to George Washington in the first place.
"Here is what occurred and what we are doing to make sure that a similar event does not occur in the future. When the flag was reported by a passerby to the GW Police Department, a police officer went to the student's room and explained that hanging any object outside a window was prohibited. This policy was adopted some years ago for safety reasons. The officer had no idea what kind of flag this was. The student immediately moved the flag, and the officer filed a routine report.
"That should have been the end of the matter. Instead, the officer's report of the incident triggered the sending of a warning letter to the student. This was the result of what we now know was a flawed process that resulted in the student's receiving a standard warning letter even though he had immediately complied with the officer's request. The student was understandably alarmed and believed that the warning was based on the fact that the object he had hung from his window was a Palestinian flag. That was not the case, but, again, it was perfectly understandable that the student would interpret the letter in the way he did.
"I have instructed the relevant offices to end the practice of sending warning letters to students solely because of a reported violation of a university policy. I have also instructed them to ensure consistent enforcement of all university policies. At the same time, I have personally apologized to the student for this unfortunate incident and assured him that the university's actions were in no way a response to his expression of his beliefs or opinions."
Steven Knapp is a wimp.
Thank God it wasn’t a Confederate flag at Washington and Lee University, or VMI. /sarc
When you don’t have a crisis to exploit you have to make one.
:: Steven Knapp is a wimp ::
“When the flag was reported by a passerby to the GW Police Department”
But, this “passerby” was a good little Communist.
Everyone knows it was a deliberate IN YOUR FACE action by the Palestinian, done to create flack.
“The student believed he was being unduly singled out for having a Palestinian flag, when it was a simple administrative procedure.”
Yes goat F’er you are being singled out!
And if you don’t like it, do something about it, like every time someone like you from where you came from does something F’ed up in America, denounce it, denounce it loudly...convincingly and overwhelmingly, get people like you to do the same and maybe, just maybe we might start to cut you some F’n slack. But until then just STFU or return to Shitholeastan where you came from and fly your flag proudly!!! America has been too nice for too long — Sorry, bull$hit filter is full!!!!
Imagine if it was a student named Earl, and it was a (gasp) CONFEDERATE flag?!
The “Palestinian” flag is much more a symbol of hate than any confederate flag could hope to be.
Absolute freedom of speech. The stiffening of speech in this manner is inconsistent with our constitution. During the free speech movement days, Viet Cong and NV flags were all over campuses and dorms. This was fiercely defended in the free speech days under the clear language in the first amendment. Where does it come from now to tyrannically punish speech on publicly owned or financed secondary education facilities such as Oklahoma University? “ Congress shall make NO law abridging the freedom of speech”— I don’t care if it is a Palestinian flag or a Confederate flag! FREE SPEECH IS DEMANDED IN THE CONSTITUTION!
If he was a good little Commie then he would have recognized the Palestinian flag and wouldn't have complained about it.
Clockboy
Wrong:
1. The first amendment applies to the government, private property. I can’t go and hang Nazi and Communists flags at your windows without your OK. And the Israel hater can’t hang anything he wants out of a dorm window at a PRIVATE university.
2. One can knowingly and willingly waive their constitutional rights. You rent an apartment, you probably should check the lease to say what it says about hanging things out your windows. Same for a privately owned dorm - school regs apply as to what you can hang out the windows.
The Constitution says what it says - not what you libertarians wished that it said.
More likely a Jew, but you may be correct, since communism was a jewish construct.
All this idiot had to do is tell the student that it was a STANDARD WARNING LETTER.
Period.
The long statement was not necessary.
Are all university presidents going insane?
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Not really...
A good commie recognizes the “affront to the state” and reports it.
If you SEE something, say SOMETHING (not the emphases).
If you SEE something, say SOMETHING (not the emphases)
Sorry “note the emphases”.
Au contraire...
Communism had it genesis in The Q’uran and was codified by the philosophy of Hegel.
Then Marx and Engel detailed it.
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