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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday called a new campus free-expression policy a “spit in the face” to IU faculty and students.
The IU Board of Trustees early Monday afternoon approved a new set of rules governing protests on campuses systemwide.
Camping is now explicitly prohibited unless it is in connection with a university-sponsored activity. Protesters who wish to erect temporary structures in connection with their demonstration have to get university approval at least ten days in advance. Signs cannot be planted in the ground or hung from buildings or poles without written approval.
Additionally, protest activity can only happen between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Ahead of Monday’s vote, board chair Quinn Buckner said the new policy balances the needs of freedom of expression and campus safety.
“We have to be able to be nimble, we have to be reasonable and we have to be smart about what we’re doing because we’re dealing in a situation where you have people who are trying to counter all of this,” he said. “There can be no disconnect between free speech and campus safety. Cannot happen.”
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