Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital.
Morgan Geyser, now 21, wants to leave Winnebago Mental Health Institute with conditions. But one psychologist said the case has taken an unusual turn because Geyser claims she had been faking psychotic symptoms, which “doesn't line up” with years of observation and treatment.
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Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital.
Morgan Geyser's attorney Anthony Cotton looks over paperwork during a motion hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Brooke Lundbohm, PhD, a specialist in psychology, testifies during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, testifies during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser's attorney Anthony Cotton attends a motion hearing with his client in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is brought into Waukesha County Circuit Court for a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, is sworn in during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren presides over a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Attorney Brad Novreske speaks with Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court during a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Deputy District Attorney Ted Szczupakiewicz questions Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren presides over a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is brought into Waukesha County Circuit Court for a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is led out Waukesha County Circuit Court after day 1 of a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
“That would be rather remarkable. That would be very callous as well,” said Brooke Lundbohm, who has seen Geyser since 2014.
“If the person is not able to have insight into their mental health condition, the potential warning signs, the triggers that could cause decline, have insight into the kinds of treatment that may be beneficial — it raises a lot of concerns” about being discharged, Lundbohm testified.
Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren is hearing from experts to determine whether to grant the release. The hearing will resume Thursday with cross-examination by Geyser's attorney.
Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 in 2014 when they lured Payton Leutner to a Waukesha park after a sleepover. Geyser stabbed Leutner repeatedly while Weier egged her on. Leutner suffered 19 stab wounds and barely survived, authorities said.
Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide and was sent to the psychiatric institute because of mental illness.
Another psychologist, Deborah Collins, said Geyser has made “bona fide progress” but agreed that she could pose a risk to the public. Collins said release could be appropriate in six to 12 months.
“She’s future-oriented. She’s goal-oriented as well,” Collins said.
Collins said she has seen Geyser approximately a dozen times since her arrest a decade ago. She was diagnosed at the time with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
“Appraising her readiness for conditional release is a challenging call,” Collins said. “Miss Geyser is now approaching 22 years of age, and she’s spent virtually all of her adolescence and much of her adulthood in an institution. ... All we know is how Miss Geyser functioned prior to the age of 12 in the context of what appears to have been certainly a dysfunctional but also an abusive childhood.”
Weier pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree intentional homicide and was also sent to the psychiatric center. She was granted a release in 2021 to live with her father and was ordered to wear a GPS monitor.
Waukesha County Deputy District Attorney Abbey Nickolie questions Dr. Brooke Lundbohm, PhD, a specialist in psychology, during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser's attorney Anthony Cotton looks over paperwork during a motion hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Brooke Lundbohm, PhD, a specialist in psychology, testifies during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, testifies during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser's attorney Anthony Cotton attends a motion hearing with his client in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is brought into Waukesha County Circuit Court for a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, is sworn in during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren presides over a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Attorney Brad Novreske speaks with Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court during a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Deputy District Attorney Ted Szczupakiewicz questions Dr. Deborah Collins, PhD, a specialist in psychology, during a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren presides over a motion hearing for Morgan Geyser on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is brought into Waukesha County Circuit Court for a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Morgan Geyser is led out Waukesha County Circuit Court after day 1 of a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Administrators and campus police at UCLA faced intense criticism Wednesday for failing to act quickly to stop an attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus by counter-demonstrators who threw traffic cones and chairs, released pepper spray and tore down barriers.
Some pro-Palestinian demonstrators fought back, and skirmishes continued for hours before outside law enforcement agencies were called to intervene. No one was arrested, and at least 15 protesters suffered injuries in the confrontation, part of a recent spate of escalating violence that's occurring on some college campuses nationally over the Israel-Hamas war.
“The community needs to feel the police are protecting them, not enabling others to harm them,” Rebecca Husaini, chief of staff for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said in a news conference on the Los Angeles campus later Wednesday, where some Muslim students detailed the overnight events.
The call for more police intervention at UCLA stood in stark contrast to other campuses across the U.S., where officers' actions were strongly condemned. At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, activists clashed with police officers who destroyed their tents early Wednesday.
The chaotic scenes unfolded early Wednesday after police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the New York school.
An Associated Press tally counted at least 38 times since April 18 where arrests were made at campus protests across the U.S. More than 1,600 people have been arrested at 30 schools.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement that “a group of instigators” perpetrated the attack, but he did not provide details about the crowd or why the administration and school police did not act sooner.
“However one feels about the encampment, this attack on our students, faculty and community members was utterly unacceptable,” he said. “It has shaken our campus to its core.”
Block promised a review of the night's events after California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Los Angeles mayor denounced the delays.
Speakers disputed the university’s account that 15 people were injured and one hospitalized, saying the number of people taken to the hospital was higher. One student described needing to go to the hospital after being hit in the head by an object wielded by counter-protesters.
Several students who spoke during the news conference said they had to rely on each other, not the police, for support as they were attacked, and that many in the pro-Palestinian encampment remained peaceful and did not engage with counter-protesters.
UCLA canceled classes Wednesday. In the evening, hundreds of supporters of the pro-Palestinian protesters, including students and alumni, stood on campus steps beyond the encampment while law enforcement presence grew. A small group of students holding signs and wearing T-shirts in support of Israel and Jewish people gathered nearby.
Metal and wooden barriers had been restored around the tent encampment after the scuffle hours earlier. Overhead TV cameras showed people within the enclosure distributing goggles, helmets and other gear as well as medical assistance tents that had been set up later in the day.
Ray Wiliani, who lives near UCLA, said he came to the campus Wednesday evening to support the pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
“We need to take a stand for it,” he said. “Enough is enough.”
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide in a student movement unlike any other this century. The ensuing police crackdowns echoed actions decades ago against a much larger protest movement protesting the Vietnam War.
In Madison, a scrum broke out early Wednesday after police with shields removed all but one tent and shoved protesters. Four officers were injured, including a state trooper who was hit in the head with a skateboard, authorities said. More tents sprang up within hours. More than 30 people were initially detained, but police said only four were charged with battering law enforcement.
This is all playing out in an election year in the U.S., raising questions about whether young voters — who are critical for Democrats — will back President Joe Biden's reelection effort, given his staunch support of Israel.
In rare instances, university officials and protest leaders struck agreements to restrict the disruption to campus life and upcoming commencement ceremonies.
At Brown University in Rhode Island, demonstrators closed their encampment Tuesday after administrators agreed to consider a vote to divest from Israel in October — apparently the first U.S. college to agree to such a demand.
The nationwide campus demonstrations began at Columbia on April 17 to protest Israel’s offensive in Gaza after Hamas launched a deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. Militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages. Vowing to stamp out Hamas, Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry there.
Late Tuesday, New York City police officers entered Columbia's campus and cleared a tent encampment, along with Hamilton Hall, where a stream of officers used a ladder to climb through a second-floor window, and police said protesters inside presented no substantial resistance.
The demonstrators had seized the Ivy League school building about 20 hours earlier, ramping up their presence on the campus from a tent encampment that had been there for nearly two weeks.
They encountered police clearing tents early on, as well as more than 100 arrests and threats of suspension unless they abandoned the encampment Monday. Instead, protesters took over Hamilton Hall early Tuesday, carrying in furniture and metal barricades.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams blamed “outside agitators” on Wednesday for leading the demonstrations and repeatedly cited the presence of a woman on Columbia’s campus whose husband Adams said had been “convicted for terrorism." The woman, Nahla Al-Arian, wasn’t on Columbia’s campus this week and isn’t among the protesters who were arrested.
Al-Arian, a retired elementary school teacher, told The Associated Press that Adams misstated both her role in the protests and the facts about her husband, Sami Al-Arian, a prominent Palestinian activist. Nahla Al-Arian said she did go to Columbia for one day on April 25 to see the protest encampment there but left after she got tired.
Blocks away from Columbia, at The City College of New York, video footage showed officers forcing some protesters to the ground late Tuesday and shoving others as they cleared the street and sidewalks.
Close to 300 protesters were arrested in the crackdowns at Columbia and City College, officials said.
Meanwhile, protest encampments elsewhere were cleared by the police, resulting in arrests, or closed up voluntarily at schools across the U.S., including Fordham University in New York, Portland State in Oregon, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona and Tulane University in New Orleans.
Israel and its supporters have branded the university protests antisemitic, while Israel’s critics say it uses those allegations to silence opposition. Although some protesters have been caught on camera making antisemitic remarks or violent threats, organizers of the protests, some of whom are Jewish, say it is a peaceful movement aimed at defending Palestinian rights and protesting the war.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a woman on Columbia’s campus had been “convicted for terrorism.” Adams said that about the husband of a woman who had been on campus.
Offenhartz and Frederick reported from New York. Associated Press journalists around the country contributed to this report, including John Antczak, Christopher L. Keller, Lisa Baumann, Cedar Attanasio, Jonathan Mattise, Stefanie Dazio, Jae C. Hong, Colleen Long, Karen Matthews, Sarah Brumfield, Carolyn Thompson, Philip Marcelo, Corey Williams and Felicia Fonseca.
Pro-Palestinian protesters, including ones holding a sign tying Boeing and the United States to thousands of deaths in Gaza, march on the campus of St. Louis University, Wednesday night, May 1, 2024, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters block Grand Boulevard near St. Louis University, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at St. Louis University, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a peace sign during a march on the campus of St. Louis University, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters begin to march on the campus of St. Louis University, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A Demonstrator holds a sign on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Demonstrators wave signs and flags on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators gather on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators hold a press briefing on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A Palestinian flag is waved as protesters gather on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A group prays on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators gather on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
A demonstrator shields themselves behind a barricade at an encampment on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Demonstrators lock arms on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators gather on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators lock arms on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A pro-Palestinian protester paints on a column at Millar Library on the Portland State University campus Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - A pro-Palestinian protester sits near a barricade outside Millar Library on the Portland State University campus Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sunday and Monday barricaded an entrance to the library using construction fencing, wood pallets, garbage cans and other debris. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
UCLA professor Nick Shapiro speaks at a news conference on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators restore a protective barrier at an encampment on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Police detain a demonstrator protesting the war in Gaza as they work to remove a non-sanctioned encampment on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Police push back on demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza as they work to remove a non-sanctioned encampment on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Madison Police carry a demonstrator protesting the war in Gaza as they work to remove a non-sanctioned encampment on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza circle a tent as law enforcement personnel prepare to remove an encampment on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Protesters against the war in Gaza confront law enforcement personnel during demonstrations on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
A woman paints on a barrier during a protest set up in a plaza at the University of Texas at Dallas, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Demonstrators restore a protective barrier at an encampment on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators hold signs on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators restore a protective barrier at an encampment on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Police stage on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
An officer stands outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Students walk by one of the spray-painted messages left by those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Sixteen people, including five students, were arrested earlier this week when they occupied the Student Union Building, causing damage inside. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Posters surround an encampment established by University of New Mexico students and supporters who are protesting the Israel-Hamas war, on the main campus in Albuquerque, N,M., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Demonstrators restore a protective barrier at an encampment on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A person stands at a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Demonstrators restore a protective barrier at an encampment on the UCLA campus, the morning after clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators against the war in Gaza clash with law enforcement personnel during demonstrations on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Law enforcement personnel clash with demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza as they work to remove a non-sanctioned encampment on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Protesters against the war in Gaza confront law enforcement personnel during demonstrations on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Demonstrators wave flags on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
New York Police escort protesters onto a bus after making arrests during a standoff between police and demonstrators outside the City College of New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. Police have swept through other campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks, leading to confrontations and more than 1,000 arrests nationwide. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
New York Police escort protesters onto a bus after making arrests during a standoff between police and demonstrators outside the City College of New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. Police have swept through other campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks, leading to confrontations and more than 1,000 arrests nationwide. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
New York Police escort protesters onto a bus after making arrests during a standoff between police and demonstrators outside the City College of New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. Police have swept through other campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks, leading to confrontations and more than 1,000 arrests nationwide. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Tucson Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Park Avenue near the University of Arizona campus, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters link arms as police clear an encampment from the University of Arizona campus, early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
A thrown water bottle glances off a law enforcement officer outside an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded on the University of Arizona campus, early Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
Tucson Police take a protester into custody on Park Avenue as law enforcement personnel from several area agencies clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of Arizona campus, early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
A protestor is taken into custody as law enforcement clears an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of Arizona campus, early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
Pro Palestinian students lock arms, sing and chant as they braced for New York Police Department officers to raid campus after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik called on the NYPD to dismantle encampments and remove individuals from Hamilton Hall, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. (Seyma Bayram via AP)
Pro Palestinian students lock arms, sing and chant as they braced for New York Police Department officers to raid campus after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik called on the NYPD to dismantle encampments and remove individuals from Hamilton Hall, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. (Seyma Bayram via AP)
Pro-Palestine student activists face off with New York Police Department officers during a raid on Columbia University's campus at the request of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik on Tuesday evening, April 30, 2024 in New York. NYPD officers, including those from the police department's Strategic Response Group, arrested approximately 100 people as they dismantled encampments and removed individuals occupying Hamilton Hall. (Seyma Bayram via AP)
Demonstrators clash at an encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at an encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at an encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at an encampment at UCLA late Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA late Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Police move in at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Demonstrators clash at an encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A person is carried away as counter-demonstrators confront a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Violence erupted as protests sweep across college campuses in America. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Officers with the New York Police Department arrest Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)
Officers with the New York Police Department arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)
A bicyclist cycles past a tent encampment in White Plaza in support of Palestinians, at Stanford University, in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Officers with the New York Police Department raid the encampment by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)
A group of prospective students walk by a tent encampment in White Plaza in support of Palestinians during a campus tour at Stanford University, in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, April 30, 2024.(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A New York Police bus filled with arrested protesters makes its way down Amsterdam Avenue, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Pedestrians walk by fluttering flags at a tent encampment in White Plaza in support of Palestinians, at Stanford University, in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, April 30, 2024.(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
New York Police officers escort a protester outside the Columbia University campus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
A person engages with a New York City police official as he, along with other officers, move to clear a main gate at Columbia University in New York on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as authorities cleared parts of the campus of protesters after a building was taken over by activists earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
As light rain falls, New York City police officers take people into custody near the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building taken over by protesters earlier in the day was cleared, along with a tent encampment. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York City police officers take people into custody near the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building taken over by protesters earlier in the day was cleared, along with a tent encampment. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus using a tactical vehicle, in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Pro-Palestinian protester Mercedes, a student at Southwestern University, raises a fist as she walks out of the Travis County Jail Tuesday April 30, 2024, a day after getting arrested at a protest at the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Students watch from their residence hall windows as members of the New York Police Department strategic response team move towards an entrance to Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on the campus of DePaul University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Pro-Palestinian protesters settled into a portico of Millar Library on the Portland State University campus over the weekend, shown on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Permission was originally granted by President Ann Cudd, but the PSU president reversed course on Monday and saying it needs to come down because of health and safety hazards. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Portland State University's library, advocating for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
A demonstrator pumps his fist as he hangs a sign from a window in Hamilton Hall inside the Columbia University campus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Portland State University in support of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)
Student protesters camp near the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. Early Tuesday, dozens of protesters took over Hamilton Hall, locking arms and carrying furniture and metal barricades to the building. Columbia responded by restricting access to campus. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team escort protesters from Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Students with the Gaza solidarity encampment block the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking over it on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine called for mobilization close to midnight. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)
Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
A police bus loaded with protesters arrested at Columbia University departs an entrance to the campus on 114th Street, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Police stand in front of a University of Utah sign as they move demonstrators who had gathered to show support for Palestinians off the property at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Monday, April 29, 2024. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)
A police bus loaded with protesters arrested at Columbia University departs an entrance to the campus on 114th Street, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team move towards an entrance to Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that student protesters began occupying in the morning. (AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
