Fencing goes up around GWU's University Yard

Fencing goes up around GWU encampment site

Less than 24 hours after the pro-Palestinian encampment was cleared from GWU, there are new barriers on campus. FOX 5's Shomari Stone has the story.

WASHINGTON - Less than 24 hours after the pro-Palestinian protest encampment was cleared from George Washington University, new barriers were put up on campus.

D.C. police officers are also patrolling the University Yard area where, for the past 13 days, student protesters from schools around the D.C. region have gathered to let their voices be heard.

Now, fences at least 10 feet high, are blocking every entrance to the former tent city. FOX 5's Shomari Stone noticed that the barriers resemble the ones crews constructed around the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Over the weekend, GWU's President Ellen Granberg warned students that the encampment had "evolved into an unlawful activity with participants in direct violation of multiple university policies and city regulations."

Police clear GWU encampment; demonstrators, officers clash on DC streets

Police have cleared out the pro-Palestine protest encampment on the campus of George Washington University early Wednesday morning leading to clashes between demonstrators and officers on D.C. streets.

On Wednesday morning, around 3 a.m., D.C. police moved in with pepper spray to clear the pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested 33 demonstrators.

In a statement sent to FOX 5, a GWU spokesperson said: "Through the end of Commencement on May 19, University Yard and Kogan Plaza will remain closed, as previously announced. During this time, given the heightened safety concerns related to the recent illegal demonstrations as well as the ongoing exams, all activities, including activities of free expression on campus, will require reservation through the Division for Student Affairs. In addition, no sound amplification will be permitted for such events on campus."