After months of sparring with Case Western Reserve University regarding the Israel-Hamas War, the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was suspended, the advocacy organization announced earlier this week.
Imposing an “interim loss of recognition” as a student club, according to a letter dated February 26, the university’s Office of Student Conduct had accused some 15 unnamed SJP members of “glueing fliers” on its outdoor Spirit Wall, which the office said was a violation of their posting policy.
The OSC, led by director George O’Connell, took a stiff-arming route: They demanded, in that same letter, SPJ to cough up the names of the 15 accused of glueing the fliers, along with delivering a complete roster of the club. If not, goodbye to club recognition.
“Failure to adhere to this notice, or any form of retaliation, will be considered an additional code of conduct violation,” O’Connell wrote, “and may result in further conduct charges and sanctions.”