Alachua County Seeks $302K from UF for Richard Spencer Event Security
The invoice from Alachua County includes charges for law enforcement, fire-rescue, court security and services by the county’s communication center.
The invoice from Alachua County includes charges for law enforcement, fire-rescue, court security and services by the county’s communication center.
Officials must decide how to respond to the protests and violence that can come with free speech on college campuses.
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be patrolled by both undercover and uniformed officers and all overhead air traffic, including drones, will be prohibited.
The Michigan State police will increase their presence at events and a no bag policy has been instated at indoor athletic facilities.
The move to charge for security comes after the school paid $25,000 to protect an event featuring controversial speaker Ben Shapiro.
Despite the event’s cancellation, conservative media personality Milo Yiannopoulos made an appearance at the university on Sunday.
While the event’s organizers have announced Bannon will be speaking, university officials say the group has thus far failed to meet event requirements.
In addition to added security, the university will be providing counseling for students and faculty who may be concerned for their safety.
Milestone Systems, Axis Communications, Extreme Networks and Lenel will provide electronic security systems for the 10-day tournament.
Facing a lawsuit, UC Berkeley officials say they are committed to free speech.
Not long ago, security concerns for most schools involved student conflicts, vandalism, theft and liability — now the foremost concern is life safety.
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