Students in pro-Palestinian protests won't face school discipline, college says

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Emerson College said students involved in last week's pro-Palestinian protest encampment will not face any discipline from the school. According to a Boston police report, a total of 118 people were arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace when an encampment in a public alley near Emerson College was cleared last week by police. "The College will not bring any campus disciplinary charges against the protesters and will encourage the district attorney not to pursue charges related to encampment violations," the college said in a statement. The protesters' arraignment dates have been set for May 2. 3 and 7. Emerson's student housing ends on May 3. "We will also provide housing support to students required to stay in town for court appearances following the closing of their dorms," the college said.The Boylston Place encampment was one of several set up by students at Massachusetts colleges to show solidarity with the pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested at Columbia University in New York and to call for their institutions to divest from companies that work with Israel.An encampment at Northeastern University was cleared Saturday with 102 people placed in custody. Encampments are ongoing on the campuses of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. Video: MIT presidents says time for encampment to wind down