Protest held against JHU private police at Wyman Park in Baltimore

Protest held against JHU private police at Wyman Park in Baltimore

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.AND ALUMNI FEEL THESCHOOL'S PAUSE ON A PRIVATEPOLICE UNIT... DOESN'T GO FARENOUGH.

DOZENS WERE OUTPROTESTING IN WYMANN PARKTODAY OVER THEIR CONCERNS.THEY ALSO BROUGHT A PETITIONAGAINST THE PROPOSED POLICEFORCE WITH MORE THAN ━THOUSAND SIGNATURES ON IT.

THEUNIVERSITY RECENTLY SAID THEYWOULD DELAY PLANS FOR A SCHOOLPOLICE UNIT FOR AT LEAST TWOYEARS.

BUT THOSE PROTESTERS,AND THOSE WHO SIGNED THATPETITION SAY... A DELAY ISN'TGOOD ENOUGH.

Samantha agarwal,JHU graduate student unionmember: this is a lon━temstruggle, we're not going toback down.

We have acommittment to continue tohold Hopkins accountable, andtheir statement saying they'regoing to put this wholedevelopment on pause andlisten to the communitydoesn't satisfy us.

They'vehad plenty of opportunities tolisten to the community overthe last two years, and theyhave routinely failed to doso.

INSTEAD OF USINGUNIVERSITY MONEY FOR A POLICEFORCE, THOSE ACTIVISTS SAY THESCHOOL SHOULD PUT MORE MONEYINTO EDUCATION, AND INCREASIN