The NEU’s executive vice president and the president reluctantly agreed with Dean Jenkins as the president described the incident as a “minor crisis”.
Some of school’s faculties and staffs felt that the punishment of the male students responsible for this incident was too harsh. However, Dr. Pellegrisi argued that this matter was quite serious, and she wanted to send a strong message to other students.
Dean Jenkins was protested by faculties and students who disagreed with the censorship policy.