Washington Free Beacon The dean of Yale Law School on Monday chastised the students who disrupted a bipartisan panel on civil liberties but suggested there would be no formal discipline for their “unacceptable” behavior.
“This is an institution of higher learning, not a town square,” Heather Gerken said in a message to the entire law school. “I expect far more from our students, and I want to state unequivocally that this cannot happen again.”
Gerken’s statement came more than two weeks after nearly 120 students attempted to drown out a panel with the Alliance Defending Freedomâs Kristen Waggoner, causing such a ruckus that police were called to escort the panelists to safety. The statement appeared to contradict an earlier statement by the law school that students complied with instructions to quiet down, making police assistance unnecessary.
“Although the students complied with University policies inside the event,” Gerken said, “a number made excessive noise in our hallways that interfered with several events taking place; and some refused to listen to our staff.”…
