Students Bring Lawsuit Over Encampment Arrests – The New Paltz Oracle

Students Bring Lawsuit Over Encampment Arrests – The New Paltz Oracle

The rate of arrests at SUNY New Paltz was high, ranking fifth on a New York Times list of 73 other schools across the country where arrests related to encampment activity were reported. Photo Courtesy of Dylan Murphy

Members of the pro-Palestine encampment who were arrested last spring are suing the school and police for damages.

SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. Wheeler and Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa are among the names of the defendants listed in a lawsuit over the…

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