Penn has opened several student disciplinary cases through the Center for Community Standards.
Protesters, who have set up an encampment, want the Ivy League school to divest from any company with financial ties to
According to Penn's website, to divest, a company must have a "significant, clear, and undeniable nexus to the moral evil." "Our core message is that the Israeli apartheid state is committing genocide in Gaza and we would consider that morally reprehensible," said one protester on Friday.Pro-Palestinian protest at Penn enters 8th day; petition to end encampment deliveredGovernor Josh Shapiro
"I would say to the leadership at the University of Pennsylvania or any college or university leadership across Pennsylvania, you have not only a moral obligation but a legal obligation to keep your students safe and free from discrimination," said Shapiro.Friday, organizers of the Gaza solidarity encampment there confirmed to Action News they began a hunger strike, calling on the university to divest.
Penn asked the city for resources to help keep the community safe. Philadelphia police officers remain on the campus. No arrests have been made.
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