School administrators cited security shortcomings for the action against the California public university’s police chief John Thomas, according to the Los Angeles Times.
He had faced criticism after a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus was attacked by what the university described as a “group of instigators”.
It took at least three hours for police to respond to the violence at the encampment, which came as similar camps were set up in solidarity with Gaza at universities across the US.
The newspaper reported, citing three sources, that Thomas had failed to submit a written safety contingency plan for various scenarios related to the encampment.
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