University of Missouri Professor Melissa Click has finally been charged with assault after demanding “muscle” to help physically remove a student journalist during a campus protest. While she won’t likely receive an educator of the year award, she will be able to keep her job.
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Campus Reform reported on Monday that Click was formally charged with assault for her actions during a campus protest at the University of Missouri last November.
A student journalist caught Click on tape demanding “muscle” to remove a student and then swinging at him, leading some to believe that she assaulted him.
Columbia’s City Prosecutor Steve Richey filed Class C misdemeanor assault charge against Click. The communications professor may face up to 15 days in jail and a $300 fine, but will be able to keep her job for the time being.
Interim Chancellor Hank Foley said in a press conference Monday afternoon that she will be allowed to keep her job while a group of students, administrators, and faculty review Click’s actions.
“People are held accountable for their actions at the University. This is not being looked over,” Foley said in his statement.
So far, just one single member of the Mizzou Board of Curators is calling for Click to be fired.
