Black student carded, cuffed at University of Ottawa, prompting review | CBC News
In an interview with CBC News, Boyce said that being a
heavily-involved student with a strong academic record didn’t shield him
from campus security.
heavily-involved student with a strong academic record didn’t shield him
from campus security.
“I graduated with an amazing 9.0 GPA. I am
the vice-president of the student association of my program, and I’ve
made an amazing community at school,” Boyce said.
“But it felt like even all of that, in that situation, still just wasn’t enough.”
Boyce
said that while professors and student groups reached out to
offer support, as of Friday afternoon he still hadn’t heard from
University of Ottawa officials.