‘Fear Is Not a Core Value’: Protesters call on Collin College board to act after 3 professors pushed out
The faculty members had been critical of the school’s COVID-19 plan, free speech issues.
Kristi Lara, with Our Revolution Texas, received a warning from Collin College police Officer W. McNurlen about using a PA system during a protest at the Collin Higher Education Center in McKinney on March. 2, 2021.(Matt Strasen / Special Contributor)
Collin College has a culture of fear and retaliation, speakers told the school’s trustees Tuesday night.
Dozens of professors, students and supporters protested outside of the college’s board meeting, decrying the administration’s decision to push out three professors who questioned the school’s handling of COVID-19 and other issues.