Pro-Palestine protester breaks down on missing graduation after suspension

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A video of a student, who took part in pro-Palestine protests, breaking down in tears after learning that she will miss her graduation has gone viral.

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Arizona State University student Breanna Brocker (Screengrab)

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New Delhi,UPDATED: May 7, 2024 14:02 IST

An Arizona State University (ASU) student, who took part in the pro-Palestine protests that swept universities in the United States, broke down after she learnt that she would miss her graduation on being suspended following her arrest. A video of Breanna Brocker in tears while narrating her ordeal to an ABC 15 journalist has gone viral.

Brocker's suspension following her arrest during a campus protest prevents her from participating in the final graduation exams.

"I'm a little disappointed. I’m being restricted from a lot of things right now that I didn’t expect to be at first standing up for something that I believe in," the emotional student said.

ASU senior starts crying after she finds out that she won't be able to graduate after she got arrested for protesting on campus.

Breanna Brocker tells @bdbrown473 that she won't be graduating because her suspension means she will miss her finals.

"I'm a little disappointed. I'mâ€æ pic.twitter.com/RyQWxjfUAq — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 5, 2024

Around 72 students of Arizona State University have been arrested since protests erupted at colleges around the US over Israel's war with Hamas and universities' investments in companies involved with Israel.

Brocker said she was allowed to finish classes. "You know I have family coming in who I have to let them know not come to my graduation ceremonies," she said while choking up.

However, the student said she would not stop taking part in such protests. "I was doing what I believed was right, and I still believe it to be right. I would stand up for the cause again, even if it means something negative for me," she further said.

Published By:

Abhishek De

Published On:

May 7, 2024

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