Sen. Marco Rubio called on Minouche Shafik to reimburse Columbia University students who lost out on their education due to the encampment that was allowed to escalate. (Getty Images)
According to the Florida senator, students are owed reimbursement for "the quality education they had paid for."
He noted that Jewish students were targeted, and the safety of all those on campus was threatened. Notably, Jewish students were even told to leave campus by a rabbi, who claimed the school was not able to keep them safe amid the chaos of the encampment, which included pro-Hamas chants and signage.
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Rubio is being mentioned as a possible running mate for former President Trump. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Your failure to respond to illegal rioters caused many Columbia undergraduates to miss three weeks of in-person education," the senator wrote.
He said nothing would be able to "undo the damage" done when the university allowed the encampment to escalate but encouraged her to reimburse students.
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Shafik and the administration were engaged in negotiations with the demonstrators. (Fox News Digital)
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"Basic calculations suggest a $6,400 per student refund would offset for a three-week interruption in Columbia’s services," he said, adding no students who participated in the encampments should be eligible.
Columbia University did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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