Upon repeated questions from four faculty senators, University President Ellen Granberg and Vice President for Safety and Operations Baxter Goodly said they could not comment on human resources or personnel issues for confidentiality reasons.| The GW Hatchet
The GW Police Department has armed all supervising officers, with the capacity to arm about a third of the force.| The GW Hatchet
Senators said the resolution’s requests will encourage a community forum with the Faculty Senate and remedy the Board of Trustees’ alleged violation of shared governance principles.| The GW Hatchet
The letter states the “abruptness” of the Board’s announcement limits community feedback on the decision to arm some GWPD officers before its implementation.| The GW Hatchet
The announcement has raised concerns among students that the move will increase the rate of violent encounters at the hands of GWPD officers, especially toward Black and brown students.| The GW Hatchet
Interim University President Mark Wrighton said the Board of Trustees approved a policy to arm roughly 20 GWPD officers with 9 mm handguns.| The GW Hatchet
Former GW Police Department officers said the yearlong rollout of the controversial plan to arm some police officers was riddled with safety violations that went undisclosed to the community.| The GW Hatchet
