Penn State students Penn State child sex abuse scandal
downtown state college location of november 9–10 student protest.
a few penn state students, angered on spanier s role in 2002 incident statement of support curley , schultz, created facebook page, fire graham spanier , call on penn state s board of trustees fire spanier. online petition @ change.org calling spanier s ouster garnered on 1,700 signatures in 4 days.
after paterno s ouster announced on live television, students , non-students protested near penn state campus. sources estimate 10,000 people protested support paterno, tipping on wtaj news van , flicking cigarettes @ gasoline spilling it. police officers used chemical spray disperse demonstrators. minor injuries reported. approximately $200,000 in damage resulted protest. local police criticized short notice university administration , insufficient time mobilize police officers other areas factors exacerbating situation. 47 people charged in connection protest, , subsequently sentenced combination of prison terms, probation, community service, , restitution.
on november 10, group of penn state alumni set , announced proudpsuforrainn, fundraiser anti-sexual violence network rainn goal of $500,000, exceeded july 10, 2012.
students held candlelight vigil on lawn of old main. planning vigil began monday before paterno s firing , gained steam across campus. shown live on news networks across country, including cnn , espn. former nfl player , penn state alum, sports broadcaster lavar arrington spoke @ event attracted estimated ten thousand.
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