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Black student groups fault university’s response to ‘swatting’ incident

Por: The Boston Globe Nation April 21, 2023

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Dozens of Black student groups at Harvard University are expressing concern over the university’s response to a hoax emergency call this month that prompted an armed police response that left several Black students badly shaken.In a cosigned letter to university administrators, the organizations said the college had failed to show its “sincere commitment to the well-being of the Black students” following the .Students requested a meeting... + full article



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