In recent news, the prestigious Columbia University has found itself at the center of a heated debate as its president announces the cancellation of in-person classes amidst the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict. While many students and faculty members may have anticipated this move in light of the current global pandemic, the decision has sparked an unexpected backlash from a particular group: conservative parents.
As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, the university's president has faced mounting pressure from concerned parents to provide refunds for their children's tuition fees. These parents, who identify as conservative, argue that their children are not receiving the full educational experience they were promised. They insist that the cancellation of in-person classes is a political move disguised as a safety measure.
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There are now growing calls for tuition refunds for the $70k a year college now that it has practically turned into an online school.
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With the issue gaining traction on social media, many are quick to point out the irony of these parents demanding refunds while simultaneously supporting the university's strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. It begs the question: is their outrage truly rooted in their children's education, or is there a deeper agenda at play?
It's no secret that Columbia University has a reputation for leaning towards the liberal end of the political spectrum. The cancelation of in-person classes may be seen by some as a move to appease the university's liberal-leaning students and faculty. This, in turn, has caused an uproar among conservative parents who feel their children's education is being compromised in the name of political correctness.
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In response to these accusations, the university's president has maintained that the decision was made solely with the safety and well-being of the students in mind. With the escalating violence in the Middle East and the rise of COVID-19 cases in the area, the cancelation of in-person classes was a necessary precaution to protect the Columbia community.
However, for conservative parents, this explanation is not enough. They argue that their tuition fees should not be funding a university that they believe is pushing a political agenda. They demand transparency and accountability from the university, and some have even gone as far as calling for a boycott of Columbia's programs.
As the debate continues to unfold, it highlights the deep political divide in our society and how it can affect even the most mundane aspects of our lives, such as education. Whether or not the university's decision was politically motivated, one thing is clear: the Palestine-Israel conflict has once again become a contentious topic, even in the world of academia.
In the end, only time will tell how this controversy will play out. But for now, the cancelation of in-person classes at Columbia University has sparked a much larger conversation about the role of politics in education and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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Send your kids and money elsewhere
Again, WRONG response! Wrong excuses too! You should be removing the problem (acting out) students from campus, indeed; suspending 3 is a start, but there were many more involved in that disruptive behavior. If they are so concerned for “Palestine”, free them up to go there and help out. Then they might actually learn the unpleasant truth: there is no ” Palestine” to which they can acquire passage, and those they are supporting so vociferously will reject them as fast as the Jews they are trying to murder!, if not just murder them too! These are not small children, but young adults, for all they are behaving like so many tots; time to demand adult decorum from them or send them home ’til they learn it!
Reading; writing; arithmetic… Politics??? NO!!!
These children need to get their heads out of their asses and realize they don’t want what Palestine offers. What so Muslims do ro homosexuals or transsexuals? They would probably have their heads removed. Also, Muslims don’t want women to get educated or have drivers licenses. They should go live with them. See for themselves.
Covid 19 concerns? With the majority of the student crowded together like sardines screaming death to Israel and death to America?
They need to refund every cent the Jew Students paid and maybe, just maybe, the University will not be subjected to a class action lawsuit and forced to pay 20 times that amount for supporting Religious Discrimination.
These pro Muslim protests from illegals let in by Biden, and ignorant Americans, are destroying our country. That is the intent. They are already destroying Europe and we are next!
The President of Columbia needs to go the way of Harvard’s and Penn’s FORMER PRESIDENTS, leave. Again, another ineffective FEMALE University president afraid to lead. Call in the National Guard and end this antisemitism once and for all.
Praying the one true God -Jesus will win this battle, and have Mercy.