Protests interrupt another Board of Governors meeting

April 16, 2016

by Jessa O’Connor

The meeting...originally scheduled to take place in Asheville...was moved to Chapel Hill for fear of large-scale protests. But the change in location didn’t stop the fifty plus protesters from clapping, chanting and holding up signs that read “No Spellings.” (Photo by Jessa O'Connor/Carolina Connection)
The UNC Board of Governors meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Asheville. However, it was moved to Chapel Hill for fear of large-scale protests. But the change in location didn’t stop the fifty plus protesters from clapping, chanting and holding up signs that read “No Spellings.” (Photo by Jessa O’Connor/Carolina Connection)

Where UNC System President Margaret Spellings goes, protesters still follow.

Friday’s Board of Governors meeting was moved from Asheville to Chapel Hill for fear of those protests. But students and faculty from a number of universities still occupied the entrance of the meeting, and some of those protesters interrupted President Spellings’ speech.

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