Howard students occupy admin building, demand disarming of police

Howard students occupy admin building, demand disarming of police

• Student protesters at Howard University have now been occupying an administration building for eight days following revelations that employees had stolen about $1 million in financial aid money.
• The students have issued a list of demands, calling on the university to disarm its campus police force and create a "grievance system" to report "sexist, classist, colorist, queerphobic, ableist, and xenophobic language."
• Student activists at Howard University are demanding that the school disarm its police force and create an “investigative body of students” to evaluate offensive language.

The demands come in the wake of a financial aid scandal that resulted in six employees being fired for allegedly pocketing about $1 million in excess tuition funds over a period of nine years.
"Currently, there is no effective system in place for students to report misconduct and harmful behavior, such as the use of sexist, classist, colorist, queerphobic, ableist, and xenophobic language..."
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