Students to protest decision to arm GWPD officers
Monday’s demonstration will protest the announcement of plans to equip about 20 of GW Police Department officers with 9 mm handguns by the fall semester.
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Monday’s demonstration will protest the announcement of plans to equip about 20 of GW Police Department officers with 9 mm handguns by the fall semester.
Urban colleges, including Washington’s George Washington University, are joining rural schools in arming campus police, agreeing that when an active shooter starts firing, every minute counts.
Faculty senators will present reports on policy changes for classroom recordings at the Faculty Senate meeting Friday.
Interim University President Mark Wrighton said the Board of Trustees approved a policy to arm roughly 20 GWPD officers with 9 mm handguns.
Staff will elect 25 unionized workers who are not deans, provosts or vice presidents by July 1 to the Staff Council, which will meet monthly to deliver feedback on GW policies.