Starting Wednesday, after the wave of suspension threats was announced by various high schools, dozens of colleges and universities, from Ivy League to public state schools, have assured students that their applications for admission will not be affected by suspensions for protesting.Dartmouth supports active citizenship and applauds students’ expression of their beliefs. pic.twitter.com/TlcKcQIxQ1
— Dartmouth (@dartmouth) February 23, 2018
But what about Florida, site of the shootings and home of the spineless Legislature that looked the Parkland kids in the eyes and refused to even discuss regulating the sale and possession of semi-automatic rifles and extended magazines.We will not penalize students for standing up for what they believe in or for making opinions known through... https://t.co/bG2qRB1Hiz
— Tulane Admission (@TulaneAdmission) February 22, 2018
UCF finally joins the fray pic.twitter.com/m0WCxLiRdc
— Louis Stool (@LouStoo) February 26, 2018
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