Q&A
Inquiry into the number of CUNY students asked for ID or arrested during protests
1:39:11
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Council Member Julie Menin questioned Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez about the number of CUNY students who have been asked for ID or arrested during protests related to antisemitism issues.
- Rodriguez was unable to provide specific numbers of students asked for ID or arrested
- Menin expressed surprise at the lack of this information given the topic of the hearing
- The exchange revealed a gap in CUNY's tracking or reporting of protest-related incidents involving students
Julie Menin
1:39:11
Okay.
1:39:11
You mentioned earlier by questioning from chair Dinowitz that, students can be students who are engaged in in protests that are crossing the line can be asked for ID.
1:39:22
You mentioned you weren't sure how many students have been asked.
1:39:26
We I wanna get a breakdown of that so we can get an understanding of that.
1:39:29
You also mentioned in terms of the number of students arrested, you can't answer the number of CUNY students that have been arrested for in protest so far related to this issue of anti semitism?
1:39:41
I don't
Felix Matos Rodriguez
1:39:41
have that information right now.
Julie Menin
1:39:43
Okay.
1:39:43
I would just say on a hearing that is on this topic, it's it's kinda shocking that you don't have that information.
1:39:49
Again, I we want that included in the letter that you're providing to the committee.
