UC President Directs Chancellors To Enforce Rules Banning Campus Encampments

CBS Bay Area

August 20, 2024

University of California leadership has directed its 10 chancellors to enforce policies banning encampments, masking to conceal identity and restricting free movement in an effort to balance free speech rights and maintain critical school operations, UC President Michael V. Drake said Monday.

The announcement follows a springtime surge in protests over the Israel-Hamas war that tested the system's responses and enforcement. Drake shared a letter with the university community on Monday as students are set to return to campus for the new academic year.

The letter reaffirmed the UC community's right to protest and noted that the Free Speech Movement had roots at the University of California. Drake said the "vast majority of protests" held on the UC campuses were peaceful, but some turned violent.

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