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King’s students denied access on campus for “security reasons” during Queen’s visit

On Tuesday King’s College London blocked campus access to several students for security reasons during a visit from Her Majesty the Queen. In the storm of tweets that followed, students accused the College of preventing them from attending classes, and “racially profiling” and targeting “activists”.

Students had not been given notice of restricted access to Bush House facilities on Tuesday. As a result, most experienced difficulties getting in and even missed lectures, seminars and assessments. King’s Business School students were amongst the only to have received an email on Monday informing them of limited access on campus in light of the Queen’s visit.

However, for many students the alleged ban was more than an excuse to miss a lecture. The College is accused of primarily blocking access for “core organisers of campaigns” by the Action for Palestine Society, the Justice for Cleaners group and the Intersectional Feminist Society.

Several took to Twitter to express their anger with the situation. NUS Black Students Officer Ilyas Nagdee called this a “shameful act of racial profiling”.

https://twitter.com/ilyas_nagdee/status/1107990151878332416

Concerns were also raised by Action for Palestine and Justice for Cleaners about King’s providing student names to the Metropolitan Police.

Many students unaffiliated with activist groups and no police records also saw their cards deactivated throughout the day. The number of such incidents is yet unknown.

The Queen visited King’s College London on Tuesday for the official opening of Bush House, accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge.

Following the events, King’s College London stated that: “We had an event today which demanded the highest level of security and we had to minimise movement through buildings for security reasons. At times some of our buildings were not accessible.”

A rally has been scheduled today to protest the events.

 

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