Brown University Scrambles, Benches DEI Safety Chief After Deadly Campus Failures [WATCH]

A Fox News segment featured Laura Ingraham and Chad Ayers discussing Brown University’s decision to place Rodney Chatman, the school’s Vice President for Public Safety and Emergency Management, on administrative leave, with criticism focused on the timing of the move and the university’s approach to campus safety.

BREAKING🚨: Brown University has placed its DEI-focused Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police, Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave effective immediately—following the devastating December 13 mass shooting on campus that killed two students and injured nine… pic.twitter.com/Jo28wAcddR

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Ingraham introduced the development by noting the administrative action taken against the university official and questioned whether the move came too late.

“It looks like they just put a one of their heads of building management on and guys will put up the screen. The Vice President for public safety and emergency management has been put on administrative leave, effectively. Chad, that seems like a little CYA, a little late in the game for that, does it not?” Ingraham said.

Ayers responded by saying the decision should have been made earlier and criticized the university’s priorities, pointing to recent student deaths.

“Well, Laura, we’re about a week too late for something like this to take place. Like we said, we have dead students,” Ayers said.

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Ayers said Brown University has focused more on emotional considerations than on physical safety and security for students.

“We have a university that’s more concerned about putting you in your safe place so your feelings don’t get hurt than we do about the safety and security of college students. This has got to change,” Ayers said.

He compared safety preparation at colleges with training provided in primary and secondary education, arguing that universities lag behind.

“I’ve said it time and time again, we do an excellent job for the most part, of training elementary, middle and high school students and staff on how to respond to these types of events and how to prepare for them. We don’t do that at the college level,” Ayers said.

WATCH:

BREAKING – Brown University has placed its DEI VP of “Public Safety,” Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave after it was revealed that numerous complaints were made about Cláudio Valente and he failed to act on them.

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