Lawmakers investigate campus pepper-spraying
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers are investigating how colleges responded to non-violent protests that sprung from the Occupy movement, including the pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis.
Top officials from the UC and California State University systems will testify at a hearing in the state Capitol today. They include UCD Chancellor Linda Katehi, who came under fire after a campus officer last month pepper-sprayed a crowd of students who were sitting peacefully.
Assemblyman Marty Block, a San Diego Democrat and chairman of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, says universities have a responsibility to provide a safe environment and foster a climate for free expression.
The panel also will hear from police oversight experts and student representatives.
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on Dec 14 2011.
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