UGA protest camp for Palestine: Arrests made [Video]

ATHENS, Ga. — Arrests were made Monday morning at a protest on the campus of the University of Georgia, with the school saying in a statement an encampment like others seen at schools around the country in support of Palestine was set up in violation of campus policy.

“While we must provide ample opportunity for protected expressive activities, we also have the right and duty to regulate the time, place and manner in which they occur,” a university spokesperson, Greg Trevor, said in a statement. “This morning’s encampment on the North Campus Quad crossed a line and violated our policies.”

The school said UGA Police made arrests and Georgia State Patrol said it was among the agencies on scene assisting.

The statement said the encampment was set up by about 25 initial protesters …