Here’s video of UGA official, protesters discussing right to demonstrate

As a small group of protesters gathered on the Old College lawn at the University of Georgia late Tuesday morning, Jan Davis Barham, associate dean of students, approached the group and said they needed to fill out a form if they wanted to stay.

Here’s a video of the interaction:

Part of the conversation between demonstrators and #UGA associate dean of students Jan Barham. The group moved to Tate Plaza, now chanting “drop the charges, drop the suspensions” pic.twitter.com/zRaVwqnvNL
— Fletcher Page (@FletcherPage) April 30, 2024

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