Videos posted to Neidert’s Twitter and TikTok accounts show protesters screaming, talking over speakers, drawing on a whiteboard in the classroom and taking other disruptive actions.
In a March 3 statement, UNT President Neal Smatresk said campus police bolstered security for the event ahead of time “[b]ecause conversations surrounding the student organization’s event, which focused on criminalizing healthcare for transgender children, have been contentious,” adding that “a few hundred protesters” had gathered outside the building where the meeting was held since the event was limited to 80 attendees.
He added that police “believe a small group of protestors not affiliated with the university contributed to escalating the overall protest from peaceful to an aggressive encounter.” “A group of protestors surrounded the police vehicles containing both the student organizers and their guest and attempted to block their exit from the scene by banging on the vehicles and impeding their movement,” Smatresk said. “The officers engaged emergency lights and sounded warning sirens repeatedly while inching forward as other officers assisted in clearing a path for the vehicles to exit safely.
He continued: “We have always touted the importance of freedom of expression and been proud of our students’ ability to speak up for themselves and participate in nonviolent protest. UNT Police have continuously worked to create and maintain an environment safe for all students to express themselves, regardless of topic.”The meeting at the University of North Texas did not result in any injuries, according to school president Neal Smatresk.
“People have been flipping me off and yelling rude things more than usual, but I haven’t felt unsafe,” she said. “I do have a group of friends from my Young Conservatives of Texas chapter who are helping me deal with this, and they have also been walking around campus with me so I’m not alone. I’ve also had a lot of YCT students from other chapters around Texas reach out to me, and that has been very uplifting.
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