Marquette University pulls student’s admission offer after ‘offensive’ remark about George Floyd’s death

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Marquette University in Milwaukee rescinded an incoming freshman student’s admission offer and scholarship after screenshots of her Snapchat posts about the death of George Floyd were revealed.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that the posts circulated quickly across Twitter, drawing public outrage for an “offensive comment” about former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s action of kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while arresting him until he lost consciousness.

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