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| The University of Texas at San Antonio has begun multiple investigations into a lecturer’s decision to have campus police officers escort a black student from her classroom on Monday, raising concerns about the university’s treatment of students of color. | The University of Texas at San Antonio has begun multiple investigations into a lecturer’s decision to have campus police officers escort a black student from her classroom on Monday, raising concerns about the university’s treatment of students of color. |
| Classmates said the ejection came days after the lecturer called out the student for putting her feet on an empty seat and complained to the class about its lack of civility. A video of the ejection was shared on Twitter on Monday and has been viewed more than four million times. | Classmates said the ejection came days after the lecturer called out the student for putting her feet on an empty seat and complained to the class about its lack of civility. A video of the ejection was shared on Twitter on Monday and has been viewed more than four million times. |
| In response to the episode, the university’s president, Taylor Eighmy, sent several emails to students and faculty members to address concerns and announce the investigations, one focused on discrimination and the other on classroom management. | In response to the episode, the university’s president, Taylor Eighmy, sent several emails to students and faculty members to address concerns and announce the investigations, one focused on discrimination and the other on classroom management. |
| “Regardless of the final outcomes regarding yesterday’s incident, we have an obligation as an institution to take a hard look at our campus climate — especially for students of color — and enact systemic change to make U.T.S.A. a more inclusive campus,” Dr. Eighmy wrote in a lengthy email on Tuesday. | “Regardless of the final outcomes regarding yesterday’s incident, we have an obligation as an institution to take a hard look at our campus climate — especially for students of color — and enact systemic change to make U.T.S.A. a more inclusive campus,” Dr. Eighmy wrote in a lengthy email on Tuesday. |
| In the emails, he promised to “redouble” efforts to examine the treatment of students from underrepresented groups and to hire more faculty and staff members of color. In an email to the faculty, he also promised “full due process” for the lecturer. | In the emails, he promised to “redouble” efforts to examine the treatment of students from underrepresented groups and to hire more faculty and staff members of color. In an email to the faculty, he also promised “full due process” for the lecturer. |
| Dr. Eighmy also said the lecturer’s classes would be taught by another faculty member for the rest of the semester. | Dr. Eighmy also said the lecturer’s classes would be taught by another faculty member for the rest of the semester. |
| The episode followed numerous recent instances in which videos have captured white people needlessly involving the police in encounters with people of color. In October, a white woman called the police on a black man in Georgia who was babysitting two white children. In April, a white woman called the police on two black men grilling at a lake in Oakland, Calif. | The episode followed numerous recent instances in which videos have captured white people needlessly involving the police in encounters with people of color. In October, a white woman called the police on a black man in Georgia who was babysitting two white children. In April, a white woman called the police on two black men grilling at a lake in Oakland, Calif. |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio did not identify the lecturer, but Jasmine Lane, a junior who said she was in the class, confirmed online reports that the lecturer’s name was Anita Moss and added that the class was human anatomy and physiology. | The University of Texas at San Antonio did not identify the lecturer, but Jasmine Lane, a junior who said she was in the class, confirmed online reports that the lecturer’s name was Anita Moss and added that the class was human anatomy and physiology. |
| In the video, the lecturer, who appears to be white, is seen speaking to uniformed officers at the side of the classroom. She leads them to a student who stands up after one of the officers approaches. The student follows all three out without incident. | In the video, the lecturer, who appears to be white, is seen speaking to uniformed officers at the side of the classroom. She leads them to a student who stands up after one of the officers approaches. The student follows all three out without incident. |
| The video was shared on Twitter by a user named Apurva Rawal, who identified himself as a student in the class. Another user, with the handle “favoritepaigee,” said she was the one escorted from the room. Neither responded to requests for comment, but Ms. Lane confirmed that Mr. Rawal was in the class and that the student who was removed is named Paige. | The video was shared on Twitter by a user named Apurva Rawal, who identified himself as a student in the class. Another user, with the handle “favoritepaigee,” said she was the one escorted from the room. Neither responded to requests for comment, but Ms. Lane confirmed that Mr. Rawal was in the class and that the student who was removed is named Paige. |
| Both Ms. Lane and Mr. Rawal said the ejection followed an exchange in Friday’s class in which Ms. Moss asked the student to remove her feet from the empty chair in front of her. The lecturer then confronted the class over what she described as its general lack of civility, the students said. | Both Ms. Lane and Mr. Rawal said the ejection followed an exchange in Friday’s class in which Ms. Moss asked the student to remove her feet from the empty chair in front of her. The lecturer then confronted the class over what she described as its general lack of civility, the students said. |
| On Monday, Ms. Lane distributed a university handout listing civility guidelines, according to a statement posted online by Mr. Rawal, which he said was drafted with other students. Ms. Moss confronted the female student who had put her feet up, instructing her to leave; when she did not, Ms. Moss left the room and called the campus police. | |
| After the student was escorted out on Monday, some of her classmates confronted Ms. Moss, arguing that involving the campus police was uncivil itself and took time away from the lecture, according to Ms. Lane and Mr. Rawal. | After the student was escorted out on Monday, some of her classmates confronted Ms. Moss, arguing that involving the campus police was uncivil itself and took time away from the lecture, according to Ms. Lane and Mr. Rawal. |
| “Our response was that we don’t feel like this was appropriate for this circumstance,” Ms. Lane said. | “Our response was that we don’t feel like this was appropriate for this circumstance,” Ms. Lane said. |
| On Twitter, the user who identified herself as the student removed from the classroom said she was “completely overwhelmed and thankful” for the support. | On Twitter, the user who identified herself as the student removed from the classroom said she was “completely overwhelmed and thankful” for the support. |
| Some have accused Ms. Moss of acting out of racial bias, but Ms. Lane, who is black, disagreed with that assessment. | Some have accused Ms. Moss of acting out of racial bias, but Ms. Lane, who is black, disagreed with that assessment. |
| “She’s been fair to me and a bunch of my other peers of color and our class is very diverse, so to say that was racially motivated would kind of take away from how she treated all of us,” Ms. Lane said. | “She’s been fair to me and a bunch of my other peers of color and our class is very diverse, so to say that was racially motivated would kind of take away from how she treated all of us,” Ms. Lane said. |
| Still, she said she was disappointed with Ms. Moss’s decision to involve the police, noting the many instances in which people of color have been killed or harmed in interactions with the authorities despite doing little or nothing to provoke them. | Still, she said she was disappointed with Ms. Moss’s decision to involve the police, noting the many instances in which people of color have been killed or harmed in interactions with the authorities despite doing little or nothing to provoke them. |
| Neither Ms. Moss nor the university immediately responded to requests for comment. | Neither Ms. Moss nor the university immediately responded to requests for comment. |