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Texas State College President Kelly Damphousse condemned the actions of two males who got here to the San Marcos campus the day after the election with homophobic and misogynistic indicators, characterizing their messages as “disgusting.”
In a letter to the campus group Thursday, Damphousse stated he was saddened by the conduct.
“While TXST is legally committed to protecting free speech on our campuses, we understand that words can negatively impact members of our community,” he wrote. “I condemn the hateful words these two men wrote and spoke while they were on our campus. That kind of hate is not welcome here.”
The 2 males weren’t Texas State college students, school or workers, Damphousse stated. The coed newspaper, The College Star, reported the lads had been with the Official Avenue Preachers, an internet site that writes about present occasions “from a Christian perspective.”
In accordance with the Star, the lads drew a big crowd of counter-protesters. They had been escorted off campus after an hour. The president stated the varsity is exploring potential authorized responses.
Texas regulation requires public universities to maintain out of doors campus areas open for “expressive activities” for any particular person to make use of, together with folks unaffiliated with campus. People or teams don’t want to offer prior discover to the college that they may use these areas.
Damphousse stated in his message that when the varsity learns occasions or protests are occurring on campus, officers dispatch a staff that features college cops to watch the occasion.
In his letter, Damphousse stated the incident was particularly disturbing after an emotionally charged presidential election.
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“Even though the timing may not have been intentional, it may have seemed like these events were related,” he stated. “It is my hope that we will strive to focus on the things that unite us, treat each other with respect, and support each other as we learn, serve, inspire, and discover.”
A Texas State College spokesperson stated the same incident occurred on the College of Texas at San Antonio, however the college didn’t reply to a request for remark.
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