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Johns Hopkins University Students Protest Adding Police On Campus, Interrupt Town Hall Meeting

Dozens of Johns Hopkins University students are protesting a private police force for the university after the school revived its plan to add additional security, reports WJZ.

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Johns Hopkins University

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While some students are in favor of additional security around the school, many are upset and claim they would not feel safer with more police. The protests got so loud, the town hall meeting addressing the plans was halted, continues the outlet.

Three years ago, Johns Hopkins University saw student protests about adding a private police force. This was the first of three town hall meetings between the Baltimore Police Department and the university as the school moves to implement the plan. To read the full story by WJZ, click here.

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