Several Victorian universities have issued notices to students advising them they are facing disciplinary action for their part in campus protests.
Students who took part in pro-Palestine protests are facing suspension or expulsion after administrators from several Melbourne universities issued demonstrators with notices for misconduct hearings.occupation of a buildingHundreds of students occupied a building at the University of Melbourne protesting the war in Gaza on May 3.students were told they had breached the university’s code of conduct during protests at the Parkville campus last month.
“Monash has already banned us from setting foot on the grass where the camp once stood,” she said. Curkovic said the university camp had been set up to protest against Monash’s“Every morning, we wake up to see that more civilians have been killed,” she said. “Our protests were an important act of moral commitment to standing on the right side of history.”
“We are reviewing and investigating the complaints in line with our policies and procedures, which has resulted in a number of formal notices of student misconduct being issued,” a spokesperson said.The Australian National University this month became the country’s first campus to take such action, when Beatrice Tucker was expelledMost university encampments were wound up by students last month after threats of disciplinary action from administrators.
“The University is in direct communication with individuals as required in relation to these matters,” the spokesperson said.
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