Dealing with Protestors: Minimizing Conflict While Protecting School Interests
Here are some tips on how your college can meet its own goals while also accommodating the First Amendment rights of protestors.
Dr. and Lt. John Weinstein retired as a senior police commander at one of the country’s largest institutions of higher education where, in addition to other responsibilities, he directed officer and college-wide active incident response training and community outreach. He is a popular national and international speaker and is widely published on many institutional and municipal law enforcement matters. Weinstein also consults with Dusseau-Solutions on active incident and all-hazard topics involving schools, churches, businesses and other public venues.
Here are some tips on how your college can meet its own goals while also accommodating the First Amendment rights of protestors.
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