Queen is cracking down on students for misogynistic signs

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The posters were hung in front of several houses on Saturday during unauthorized student parties.

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Students climb a play structure in Victoria Park as they celebrate the homecoming of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. on Sunday, October 17, 2021.
Students climb a play structure in Victoria Park as they celebrate the homecoming of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Photo by Elliot Ferguson /Postmedia Network

KINGSTON – Queen’s University says it is taking action against those who displayed misogynistic signs at unauthorized student parties over the weekend.

Kingston University said in a statement Monday that the signs were hung in front of several homes on Saturday and occupants of those homes were told the school would take action under the Student Code of Conduct.

Patrick Deane, the school’s principal and vice-chancellor, says there is no excuse for acts of sexual harassment or violence, or sexist behavior of any kind.

He says the signs that appeared Saturday “poison the quality” of the university environment by unwantedly sexualizing life on campus.

Deane says those signs also make the threat of sexual violence “hang over the heads of women and those vulnerable to harassment and assault in our community.”

A crowd in Kingston, Ontario.
A crowd in Kingston, Ontario.

Kingston police say they made multiple arrests during what they called an “aggravated nuisance party” over the weekend.

The party took place on homecoming weekend, despite the university opting out of holding traditional homecoming events in person for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reference-torontosun.com

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