The obstruction charges reportedly come months after the April campus encampment was dismantled.
An officer stands outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Professor Rebecca Zorach, Research Assistant Professor Alithia Zamantakis, librarian Josh Honn and a graduate worker reportedly received the charges. The charges come months after the campus encampment was dismantled and carry a maximum prison sentence of one year, as well as a fine of up to $2,500. Honn told the Chicago Sun-Times that the educators' citations date back to April 25, when staff members formed a line between student protesters and campus police. The librarian said he was knocked down by a police officer.
Northwestern warned protesters in April that those who violated university policies would face “discipline.” On April 29, school president Michael Schill announced an agreement with the demonstrators to end the protest. Northwestern also pledged to set up an advisory committee on its investments, which were the subject of the demonstration.
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