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Black College Student in Texas Escorted Out of Class by Police for Putting Her Feet Up

The University of Texas at San Antonio says it is investigating a possible instance of discrimination after video surfaced of a black student being escorted from class by armed police. Suggested Reading A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion Cardi B, Offset and the Real Reasons Celebrities Recycle Each Others’ Partners Trigger Warning…All of…

The University of Texas at San Antonio says it is investigating a possible instance of discrimination after video surfaced of a black student being escorted from class by armed police.

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Officers were called after senior lecturer Anita Moss confronted the student about having her feet up in class.

The studentโ€™s classmate, Apurva Rawal, captured the incident.

https://twitter.com/ApurvaYRawal/status/1062049830262972424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

โ€œA girl had her feet up and the professor called the police after calling our class uncivil,โ€ Rawal tweeted. โ€œMind you she wasnโ€™t talking or interrupting lecture.โ€

When asked by another student why calling the police was necessary, Moss canceled the rest of class ahead of an exam.

In a pair of subsequent tweets, Rawal revealed that the professor had previously lectured students for their lack of attention.

https://twitter.com/ApurvaYRawal/status/1062052302394179584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The student responded to Rawalโ€™s posts from her own Twitter account, thanking him for his presence of mind and tweets that followed.

https://twitter.com/FavoritePaigeee/status/1062062118634209286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Provost Kimberly Andrews Espy tweeted that the school โ€œwill respond accordingly when we can learn more.โ€

https://twitter.com/ProvostEspy/status/1062093608961171458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The president of the school, Taylor Eighmy, also responded to the episode saying in part: โ€œToday we had an incident where one of our African American students was escorted from a biology class by members of UTSAโ€™s police department at the request of a faculty member.

While the facts arenโ€™t fully known regarding todayโ€™s incident, our Office of Equal Opportunity Services is already conducting an investigation into possible discrimination.โ€

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