Student Protest

State Rep. Mitch Little also asks UNT to cancel an upcoming presentation by a professor who studies Palestinian history.

As students at the University of North Texas protested federal and state anti-immigration policies, they blended a celebration with demands for justice.

Groups of students from five of the district’s high schools then met at a Chicken Express parking lot on Timberland Boulevard near Timber Creek High School at 10:30 a.m., rallying for their right to have a say in the district’s future. Around 100 students participated.

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Two students and members of pro-Palestinian groups at UTD say the university found insufficient evidence that students arrested during a campus encampment in May violated university rules.

Administrators say Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez violated student media bylaws, but the staff says he was targeted because of the paper's coverage of campus protests. They say they will continue publishing independent of administrative oversight.

Nine students and recent graduates say they will not accept responsibility or punishment for allegedly breaking UTD rules while protesting the war in Gaza.

Students arrested at a May 1 pro-Palestinian encampment will have the opportunity this week to respond to allegations they violated UTD's Student Code of Conduct.

UTA officials say they gave protesters “final notice” on Thursday for being in violation of university policy.

School administrators say protesters repeatedly violated a camping ban approved late last month that student organizers say was designed to target their protest.

Some students face criminal charges, suspensions and even expulsions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Their reason? A "just cause."

Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, who has been in communication with the university over its response to campus protests, called UT's insistence "an interesting statement."