University of Missouri assistant communications professor Melissa Click, who had been previously suspended after looking for “muscle” to enforce a “media free zone” set up by campus protesters, has now been fired:
Breaking: The University of Missouri's board has fired Melissa Click: https://t.co/vZeJYATrvt
— The Chronicle of Higher Education (@chronicle) February 25, 2016
#BREAKING: #Mizzou assistant professor of communications Melissa Click has been terminated: https://t.co/KOxKrQGjRs
— KMOX St. Louis News (@kmoxnews) February 25, 2016
The UM Board of Curators has fired Melissa Click. Statement from Interim Chancellor Hank Foley: pic.twitter.com/A3OqBdwK6n
— Andrew Kauffman (@AndrewABC17) February 25, 2016
Click had also previously been charged with 3rd degree assault for her actions during the campus protests late last year.
https://twitter.com/AmericaMarches/status/702952477843296257
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/702950269345202176
Only took nearly 4 months, another incident caught on video and another PR crisis for this to happen. https://t.co/28wsXdB6bi
— Martin Winkler (@MJWinkler) February 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/Carlosheros20/status/702952556696379392
About time! Chalk one up for the good guys! https://t.co/m1kCEUMfL4
— Daniel Savickas (@DanielSavickas) February 25, 2016
However, Mizzou’s firing of Click isn’t going over well with some:
That's terrible https://t.co/rboqYwMdFj
— jamilah (read bio before DMing) (@JamilahLemieux) February 25, 2016
I disagree 100% w/ what Prof. Click is reported to have done. But this firing is very bad news for #academicfreedom. https://t.co/zEWopzKvFN
— John Mullahy (@JohnMullahy) February 25, 2016
The message: Don't get out of line, don't be emotional, don't protest, don't say "fuck." https://t.co/VI3y1fm8di
— Mike Horton (@MikeHortonMU) February 25, 2016
Stand with minorities: Fired
Stand against them: Protected in public opinion https://t.co/dC5IinOzHB— Tae/Chiefs don’t dont deserve Mahomes (7-4) (@LxrdTVE) February 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/LouBay225/status/702947055556112384
They worked hard to make that happen. And now the black students have one less advocate. Bravo, racism. https://t.co/Isb0au3iAP
— Zombie Journalist. Grrr. Arrrgh. (@thewayoftheid) February 25, 2016