The relationship between the students and staff ranged from “the cordial to the correct,” said AFL-CIO Associate General Counsel Damon A. Silvers `86, who spent many hours during the sit-in meeting with students and top administrators.
“No one said to us anything about [the protesters] being rude or abusive,” he said.
A Mass. Hall custodian testified that she thought the students were “very courteous.”
“They asked for cleaning equipment to keep the place clean,” she said. “They helped me take out trash.”
Aside from the specific allegations of student interference, the hearing also focused on the larger issues relating to the sit-in.
“I have a question about how we should think about civil disobedience,” Parker said in the middle of the hearing. “There’s no way to avoid that.”
The testimony of the four students began with their personal stories and an apology to the support staff who were still present at the hearing.
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