90 Miles From Tyranny : University Officer Accused of Violating ‘Safe Space’ Rules for Raising Hands

Sunday, April 3, 2016

University Officer Accused of Violating ‘Safe Space’ Rules for Raising Hands


A student at Edinburgh University in Scotland was threatened with removal from a council meeting for violating the ‘safe space’ rules after raising her arms in the air.

After being accused of letting down disabled students by failing to respond to an open letter, Imogen Wilson, the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Edinburgh University, raised her arms in frustration and was thus subjected to a vote as to whether she should remain in the meeting.

“At that point, I raised my arms in disagreement, as we had contacted the writers of the letter and tried hard to organise a meeting. It was for that reason that a safe space complaint was made,” Wilson told HuffPost UK.

Section 6c of the Edinburgh Student Union’s safe space policy says that council members must always be respectful and considerate.

The policy states: “Refraining from hand gestures which denote disagreement or in any ...Read More HERE

1 comment:

  1. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party really did come to power - just not under that name.

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