Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman Expelled From Seminole State College
George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old Floridian who shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin a month ago, has been suspended, or perhaps expelled, from Seminole State College as a result of the shooting.
The reasoning behind what university officials are calling a “withdrawal” remains unclear. In a statementyesterday, they said this:
“Due to the highly charged and high-profile controversy involving this student, Seminole State has taken the unusual but necessary step this week to withdraw Mr. Zimmerman from enrollment. This decision is based solely on our responsibility to provide for the safety of our students on campus as well as for Mr. Zimmerman.”
At least in published reports, officials did not specify the nature of this perceived threat to the ” safety of [their]
The reasoning behind what university officials are calling a “withdrawal” remains unclear. In a statementyesterday, they said this:
“Due to the highly charged and high-profile controversy involving this student, Seminole State has taken the unusual but necessary step this week to withdraw Mr. Zimmerman from enrollment. This decision is based solely on our responsibility to provide for the safety of our students on campus as well as for Mr. Zimmerman.”
At least in published reports, officials did not specify the nature of this perceived threat to the ” safety of [their]
Massive Anti-Fee Protest In Montreal Yesterday
Easing back into blogging after a bit of a break, and I have to catch a train in an hour, but I didn’t want to let this go unmentioned:
Yesterday in Montreal more than a hundred thousand students — some estimates say it was twice that many — took to the streets to oppose planned tuition hikes. This in the context of an ongoing, growing province-widestudent strike.
Big stuff, and getting bigger.
Big stuff, and getting bigger.
