Students still face conduct hearings and criminal charges in a March 6 campus incident that turned physical.
The University of South Florida said Tuesday it has fired an employee who was one of five people arrested in connection with a tense March 6 protest over statewide initiatives to curb diversity programs.
The school also issued a report on the incident that largely reflected the account of university police, but recommended additional training for officers and other university employees in dealing with demonstrators.
It further called on students to be more aware of campus policies and said all university police officers would soon be required to wear body cameras, boosting transparency and accountability.
The report was compiled using interviews with USF employees involved in the confrontation and video recordings of the event. The protesters were not consulted.
The fired employee, Chrisley Carpio, said she plans to file a grievance through her union to fight for her job.
”We’re very confident it’s not right,” she said. “I think they’ve been saying lots of falsehoods and trying to use that as the basis for firing me.” Carpio worked in the USF admissions office and had been employed by the university since 2016.
During the protest, marchers went to a building that houses the office of USF President Rhea Law. They demanded to meet with her and for the university to defy efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs...
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