A student demonstrator parades a Palestinian flag outside the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University in New York City on April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer/Pool)
Tulane announced on Tuesday that it had closed portions of its campus and shifted some classes to remote learning. Amid campus unrest, other schools like California State Polytechnic University and Columbia announced last month that some classes would move to hybrid or remote learning until the end of the 2024 spring semester.
Recognizing Barnard's decision to institute remote learning as an effort to keep the students on campus safe, Gallatin said the transition for her daughter has been a difficult one. She had to take a final exam in her dorm while hearing chants calling for violence outside her window on Tuesday.
"My daughter is also frustrated [and] understandably so," she said. "She had a final exam yesterday at 6 o'clock that she was taking from her dorm only to have the protesters on the street banging and clanging and chanting."
Hearing the chants that seemed to call for the death of Jews while taking the exam was "a very unsettling experience" for her daughter, Gallatin said, and "walking through all of those people is a scary thing."
Gallatin commended the media outlets that have shown a "commitment towards making sure there is an understanding that antisemitism and anti-American sentiment are what is at stake right now."
She also praised law enforcement officers who cleared Columbia University of occupiers Tuesday night, but she highlighted how the encampments and demonstrations have affected students' ability to walk around campus to get to buildings like libraries, dining halls and gyms.
"It's such an inconvenience," she said. "That alone adds so much stress."
Anti-Israel protests have quickly spread in recent weeks as most schools refuse to take action, even when there are threats made against members of the Jewish community. (Getty Images)
A parent of a recent University of Wisconsin graduate also expressed her thoughts on the matter in comments to Fox.
"It's extremely concerning to see what's taking place on campus. Yes, students and all of us have the right of free speech, but no one has the right to keep others from attending class or from using resources on campus," she said. "And absolutely no one should be threatening or degrading anyone of any religion, background or ethnicity. This goes against who we are as Americans, and students should know better."
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"As parents and as a family, we always had a very positive experience with the college. We always felt the leadership's communication was clear and helpful. Our son had a very positive experience there and we love the school. That's why it makes me very sad to see what's going on there right now. We trust and hope the college's leadership gets things under control and allows all students of all backgrounds to have access to the educational resources they've chosen and are paying for, and that no students ever feel at risk or threatened as they attempt to complete their studies and their time there."
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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